Overview

• New York lost all three games to the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates, conceding 30 runs to four over the weekend series.
• The Mets have dropped 13 of their last 16 games and slipped to 48-37, falling 1.5 games behind the Phillies and holding just a half-game lead on the top Wild Card spot.
• Key starters Kodai Senga, Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning and Sean Manaea remain on the injured list, forcing abbreviated outings and overtaxing the bullpen.
• A players-only meeting on June 30 was followed by owner Steve Cohen’s public admission of frustration and his assurance that sidelined pitchers will return over the next few weeks.
• With the lineup batting just .217 with runners in scoring position and the July 31 trade deadline looming, president David Stearns faces pressure to bolster both pitching and offense.