One shining moment: The New York Mets have done it all this season, except win. GM Sandy Alderson stepped down to fight a recurrence of cancer. Manager Mickey Callaway appeared unaware that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes might need surgery, even after Cespedes had said so publicly. Their Florida State League team includes closer Jenrry Mejia, reinstated from a so-called lifetime ban for three violations of baseball’s drug policy, and oft-injured third baseman David Wright, whose last major league hit came off the Dodgers’ Chris Hatcher two years ago. On July 31, the Mets gave up 25 runs. On Thursday, they scored a team-record 24, with reliever Jerry Blevins recording the first hit of his 11-year career: a single off Philadelphia Phillies infielder Scott Kingery, a position player pitching so slowly that he did not register on the radar gun.
Three up, three down: The Mets have done it all this year, except win
