The Mets’ meltdown continued Sunday with what could be essentially the most gutting lack of the 2025 season. The seventh straight loss and 11 of their final 12 video games, each appears to be extra brutal than the final.
The Milwaukee Brewers accomplished the sweep of the Mets with a 7-6 walkoff win, erasing a 5-0 lead, tying the sport at 6-6 within the backside of the eighth earlier than Isaac Collins hit a house run off right-hander Edwin Diaz within the high of the ninth. The Mets sat surprised within the dugout.
It was the primary earned run allowed by Diaz, the All-Star nearer, since April 23.
It’s been a balling free-fall for the Mets (63-55) since June 13, going 18-30 since then to fall from first place within the NL East to on the bubble of the NL Wild Card standings, with uninspired at-bats and pitching performances which have fallen far wanting expectations.
The beginning pitching state of affairs has confirmed to be unsustainable time and time once more, and the purpose was additional pushed residence Sunday when left-hander Sean Manaea pitched into the fifth however was eliminated after giving up a success to Collins. They used all of their high-leverage relievers to eat innings for Manaea, bringing in Reed Garrett, Brooks Raley, Tyler Rogers, Ryan Helsley and Diaz (5-2).
Rogers acquired out of a jam within the seventh, however Helsely was unable to within the eighth, permitting the tying run within the eighth earlier than being changed by Diaz with two outs.
One night time after tying Darryl Strawberry for first all-time on the Mets’ residence run record with the 252nd of his profession, Pete Alonso went 2-for-4 within the third recreation of a three-game set. The Mets went up 5-0 within the high of the fourth, just for Manaea to surrender three runs within the backside of the inning.
Juan Soto singled off right-hander Quinn Priester to open the inning, and was moved over on a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Nimmo. Alonso swung on a first-pitch slider and dropped it subsequent to the proper area line for a double to attain Soto. It was a powerful response to giving up two runs within the inning prior, and gave them a 6-3 lead, and acquired Priester out of the sport.
However then Manaea gave up a single to Isaac Collins within the backside of the fifth and the Mets introduced in right-hander Reed Garrett, the opener in Saturday’s loss. Going through William Contreras, Garrett got here inside with a cutter on 2-2, and the catcher despatched it over the left area fence for a two-run homer, reducing the Mets’ result in only one run, 6-5.
For a second, it regarded as if Alonso’s run can be the game-winner, however the Mets went hitless after Soto scored and had solely three baserunners scattered over 4 1/3 innings.
Manaea was charged with 4 earned runs on six hits, walked two and struck out 5 over 4 innings. During the last 53 video games, solely left-hander David Peterson has accomplished six or extra innings.
The Mets confirmed indicators of life taking 5 earned runs on 10 hits off Priester, drawing two walks and putting out solely twice. Cedric Mullins and Brett Baty every homered, with the Mets getting some much-needed manufacturing out of the underside of the order. Milwaukee’s bullpen successfully closed the door, with DL Corridor going 3 2/3 and Nick Mears (3-3) doing his job to maintain the sport tied within the ninth.
The playoffs aren’t out of attain for the Mets, however the Brewers (73-44) are the perfect group within the league, so if this was a take a look at of how they stack up in opposition to the perfect, they failed in Amazin’ vogue.
Initially Revealed: August 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM EDT
