DETROIT -- The New York Mets are sinking dangerously closer to .500 as their warts continue to surface.
Logan Verrett was knocked out in the fourth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Mets, 6-5, on Saturday at Comerica Park. Jay Bruce was thrown out at the plate to end the game by right fielder J.D. Martinez on a would-be game-tying single from Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud had been hitless in his first four at-bats.
While nominally in the wild-card race, the reality is the Mets (56-54) are now their closest to .