NEW YORK -- When the Mets walked off the field on April 13, winners of nine straight, they knew they could not continue playing with such gusto forever. Defeats would come. Bad streaks were inevitable. But even the foremost pessimists among them could hardly have envisioned this: the Mets' 12-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday ensured they will go five full weeks without winning consecutive games.
Their May malaise continued Wednesday amidst cold, wet conditions at Citi Field -- a fitting backdrop for what unfolded between the foul lines. Zack Wheeler allowed six runs in four-plus innings, all but one of them coming after an 18-minute delay to dry out a soggy infield in the third.