Max Scherzer gave up seven earned runs on four home runs as the Mets' return to the postseason took a sour turn before the game reached the halfway point.
After the top of the fifth inning, the Mets were forced to try and dig out of a seven-run hole.
Now, the Mets' dream season is on the brink of coming to an abrupt end. The Mets are expected to turn to Jacob deGrom to try and stave off elimination on their home field.In the opening inning after Jurickson Profar led off the game with a broken-bat bloop into center field, Josh Bell pushed an outside fastball the other way and over the left-center field wall. And in the third inning, Trent Grisham was able to turn on a high fastball and poke it over the left-field wall.
After getting Juan Soto to ground out, Machado muscled a line-drive over the left field wall, summoning Buck Showalter out of the dugout and cueing the fans' instinctual reaction. In the bottom of the second, Starling Marte was stranded at third after his two stolen bases in the next inning.
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