In what has become a predictable scene, the Mets played the rubber game of a series Sunday and barely showed up.
, but the veteran right-hander was only part of the Mets’ problem.
Six games remain for the Mets before the Aug. 1 trade deadline and even winning them all would leave this crew below .500, only underscoring the need for team officials to move toward sell mode — if they aren’t already there — in the coming days.In rubber games of series this season they are 4-9, a number if flipped would have them sitting in positive territory in the win/loss column.
The Red Sox had three runners thrown out on the bases, allowing the Mets at least a puncher’s chance in the late innings. The inning might have been worse for the Mets if not for Jarren Duran’s decision to break for the plate on Pete Alonso’s throw that sailed off Carrasco’s glove at third base with the pitcher covering.Getty Images
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