LAS VEGAS -- Prospect Paul Sewald tossed three scoreless innings in his hometown Thursday, but the New York Mets are now winless in 14 consecutive games.
Chasen Bradford and Erik Goeddel -- both likely headed for the Triple-A bullpen -- surrendered a combined four runs Thursday as the Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-1 at Cashman Field in Las Vegas.
The Mets’ lone run came on a fourth-inning RBI single by Lucas Duda, who finished 3-for-4.
A 10th-round pick in 2012, the 25-year-old Sewald started because the Mets decided to leave Jacob deGrom in Florida to be near his pregnant wife, Stacey, who is due Tuesday with the couple’s first child.