The Mets’ three straight losses to the Miami Marlins over the weekend occurred under different circumstances but had one common theme: The Mets’ bullpen — both its top relievers and its lesser ones — stumbled in the final innings.
Thursday’s 16-inning win in Miami had tired the bullpen, and it showed as the weekend progressed.
First, Josh Edgin lost Friday’s game by surrendering a run-scoring double with two outs in the ninth. Then the steady but much-used Fernando Salas blew a two-run lead in the eighth inning of Saturday’s game (although he insisted afterward that he was not tired).