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Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. At long last, the Mets received a solid start. The offense gave their supposed lockdown bullpen a late lead. It didnt matter. Whatever can go wrong for this team will go wrong. Kodai Senga and Francisco Lindor did their jobs. Ryan Helsley, one of the big arms the Mets acquired at the trade deadline, did not. He was torched for two runs in the eighth inning of yet another brutal Mets lo s to the Braves, that makes it 13 lo ses in 15 games for Carlos Mendozas beaten-down team. Helsley was booed off the mound after allowing run-scoring doubles to Michael Harris and Ozzie Albies. Explore More The Mets (64-57) have dropped five consecutive series since a seven-game winning streak that feels like it came months ago. Their lead over the Reds for the final NL wild-card spot is a tenuous half-game. For everybody else to do their job and you not to do yours, it sucks, Helsley said. You never want to be that guy, the reason the team loses. Kodai Senga reacts after giving up a solo home run to Ozzie Albies in the fourth inning of the Mets 4-3 lo s to the Braves on Aug. 14, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Senga looked more like himself in delivering a strong outing, allowing two earned runs over 5 / innings. It remarkably was the longest by a Mets starter since David Peterson went six innings last Wednesday. Lindor had three hits and keyed a two-run sixth inning that gave the Mets the lead. On the same night he was honored as the Mets home run king, Pete Alonso drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out, run-scoring single. Ryan Helsley struggled during the eighth inning of the Mets lo s to the Braves. Robert Sabo for NY Post It was set up for the Mets finally to win a series for the first time since sweeping the Giants July 25-27. But for two months now, this team has found ways to lose. That continued Thursday night as the Mets fell to a ghastly 19-33 since June 12. Thats a 103-lo s pace. Were in a situation where no matter what happens, we stay together. We fight for each other. We play for each other, Lindor said. Its definitely a test that were going through. Its a big adversity. Everyone here has a sense of urgency of Phillip Di Giuseppe Jersey trying to win and wants to win, and theyre doing everything right. So, its tough to deal with the ups and downs at the end of the night. Ozzie Albies rips a go-ahead double in the eighth inning of the Mets lo s to the Braves. Brad Penner-Imagn Images Helsley, scored upon in four of six outings as a Met, got himself into trouble by walking Marcell Ozuna with one out. He hung a slider to Harris, who laced it into the gap in left-center field to tie it. Cedric Mullins didnt help matters on the play, taking an odd route to the ball and over-running it, enabling pinch-runner Eli White to score. Albies drove home Young with a double off the wall in right, going down and getting a low 98-mph fastball. Francisco Lindor belts a solo homer in the third inning of the Mets lo s to the Braves. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Asked if the transition from closer to set-up man has been difficult, Helsley said: Trying to figure out that role and that routine to be ready when my name is called. I just havent been good. Said Mendoza: This guys elite. Weve just got to get him back on track. In the last six games, the Mets have blown leads of six runs, five runs, four runs, two runs and one run five times. Even when the inconsistent offense produces, the pitching lets them down. Lindor reached in the bottom half of the eighth inning with an infield single but was stranded. The Mets went down in order in the home ninth, allowing closer Raisel Iglesias to get away with just seven pitches. CHECK OUT THE AND The large crowd booed them off the field. Senga kept the Mets in the game, striking out seven and allowing five hits and two earned runs while throwing 93 pitches. Ozzie Albies celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning of the Mets lo s to the Braves. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The problem was the Mets offense was getting dominated by Bryce Elder, who entered with a 6.12 ERA and 15 earned runs allowed in his previous 15 / innings. Over the first five innings, all the Mets had to show for their night was a Lindor home run. In the sixth, they finally got going, starting with a one-out single by Lindor. Pete Alonso rips an RBI single in the sixth inning of the Mets lo s to the Braves. Robert Sabo / New York Post He stole second and went to third on catcher Drake Baldwins throwing error. Brandon Nimmo drove him in with a sacrifice fly, and Alonso plated Juan Soto with a two-out single. Citi Field was alive. It, of course, didnt last. Nothing good does with the Mets these days. Gino Odjick Jersey |
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