The Mets can’t go any lower than that.
Those were the thoughts of Gary Cohen, the team’s longtime play-by-play broadcaster on SNY, who lamented the situation during the eighth inning of the second half of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Tigers before the The team rallied for a 2-1 victory. at the end of the ninth.
“No one in the ballpark. 0-5. No-hitter until 7. It’s like it’s rock bottom,” Cohen said.
Things would get at least a little brighter in short order, as Harrison Bader got the team’s first hit in the bottom of the eighth, then Pete Alonso hit a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth. sleeve. of the ninth.
Later in the ninth, Tyrone Taylor singled off Brett Baty for the win, the Mets’ first of the season.
The Mets opened the season by getting swept at home by the Brewers and losing the first two games of their series against the Tigers.
“It’s just something you have to overcome,” outfielder Brandon Nimmo said after the sweep at the hands of Milwaukee. “Whether we lost three games in a row now or we lost three games in a row in June, those would be the same questions. We just have to focus on the next game. There are going to be difficult times in the year, you might as well manage them at the beginning.
The first half of Thursday’s doubleheader was particularly painful, as the Mets led 3-0 after five innings, but blew the lead and ultimately lost 6-3 in 11 innings.
Before the doubleheader, new Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke candidly about how the slow start to this season surprised him.
“Not like I expected, to be honest with you,” Mendoza said.
“We went through a lot, especially in the first series… You just have to keep going, prepare and lean on the guys and the coaches. We’ll get there. »
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