The Pirates sent the Mets to a seventh straight loss Friday night.
Mets manager Buck Showalter tried to stress the positive after the team put Pete Alonso, whose 22 home runs lead the majors, on the injured list Friday because of a bone bruise and a sprain in his left wrist. Still, even Showalter admitted it"looked like" New York took the field against Pittsburgh still stinging from a winless trip to Atlanta.
The Mets certainly seemed out if it during a sloppy sequence in the third that allowed the Pirates to take control. Lindor mishandled a routine grounder at shortstop with one out, turning a potential double play into runners on first and second. Suwinski walked to load the bases and Hayes sent a sharp single to left to score two. Ji Hwan Bae followed by dropping a bunt down the third-base line that New York's Eduardo Escobar threw into the right-field corner. Hayes and Suwinski scored easily while Bae raced all the way to third to make it 7-2 and the Pirates were on their way.
Lindor took responsibility for the mistake and is baffled by his team's 16-27 slide since a promising 14-7 start. "I honestly don't know," he said."I want to say it's part of the season but I've been saying that way too long. It's time to turn the page. It's time to be better."RHP Vince Velasquez underwent surgery to repair a ligament in his right elbow on Wednesday and is out for the season. Velasquez, who had Tommy John surgery in 2010, is expected to be out 11-to-12 months.
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