Mets Drop Doubleheader to Cubs With 6 Errors, Falling 12 Games Under .500
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Mets Drop Doubleheader to Cubs With 6 Errors, Falling 12 Games Under .500
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
Six errors in the second game helped sink New York in a doubleheader sweep by the Cubs, extending the Mets’ losing streak to five and leaving them 34-46, nine games out of the final NL wild-card spot.
50-19 is the combined scoring margin against the Mets over those five losses, with New York allowing 10 runs in each game Wednesday as every infielder committed an error and Marcus Semien and Mark Vientos made two apiece.
Francisco Lindor returned from a two-month calf absence but went 0-for-5 and made an early error, while Juan Soto missed the doubleheader with back tightness and could still land on the injured list.
Aug. 3 is the trade deadline, and with six NL clubs also ahead of them beyond the current wild-card teams, the Mets’ spring goal of returning to the playoffs is rapidly slipping away.