Overview

• The Mets have lost six straight and 10 of 11 since the All-Star break, falling to 63-54 and 4½ games back in the NL East.
• Francisco Lindor’s misplayed grounder in the second inning led to two unearned runs and prompted him to slam his glove in frustration.
• Reliever Ryan Helsley’s pitch-clock violation extended the seventh inning, setting up William Contreras’s two-run go-ahead homer.
• Starter Frankie Montas lasted just three innings and both Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea have failed to provide length for a struggling rotation.
• All four Mets runs came on solo homers by Pete Alonso, Starling Marte and Juan Soto, highlighting a lack of situational hitting.