Mets suffer worst loss, first sweep of season
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On Monday night, the Tampa Bay Rays fell victim to a highly questionable decision in the bottom of the second inning in Game 1 of their first meeting of the sea
The Mets’ offense didn’t help their pitchers much either. Despite having traffic on the bases in all but one inning, they failed to score a run. In the end, they left 12 runners stranded and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.
For the first time this season, the New York Mets were the victims of a series sweep. After entering their three-game series against the Tampa Rays on a six-game win streak and holding the best home record in all of baseball,
After Sunday’s miserable 9-0 loss to the Rays marked their first time getting swept all year, the Mets are finally facing something resembling adversity.
The New York Mets head into 10 straight games against NL East rival Atlanta and Philadelphia after getting swept in a series for the first time this season.