The New York Mets' sloppiness showed in their fourth consecutive loss – this time it came in Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
dropped their fourth consecutive game on Saturday with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the defeat came with a little more embarrassment than usual.in the top of the ninth inning. Grant Hartwig was pitching and facing Max Muncy. The ball was popped up to third baseman Brett Baty. It appeared to be an easy play that would bring New York to within one more out to end the inning.
Brett Baty of the New York Mets can't come up with a pop up at third base hit by Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning. However, it appeared Baty lost the ball in the lights. The ball dropped right in front of him and as he dove to try to save the out, the ball nailed him in the face. Mookie Betts scored from third base to make the game 3-1.
"I actually thought I was going to catch it in foul ground and then took my eye off of it for one second and kind of got spun around," Baty said after the game."But there’s no excuse for that. That play needs to be made."
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