The anemic offense has been criticized. The five-man starting rotation one week, six-man the next, has been the center of debate.
But the Mets biggest problem may be its infield defense. It came back to bite them in a big way on Saturday.
Three errors by third base fill-in Danny Muno cost Jacob deGrom precious pitches and shortstop Wilmer Flores’ inability to turn a game-ending double play led to the Mets’ first loss after leading following eight innings, a 5-3 gut-punch defeat to the Braves in front of 37,734 at Citi Field.
Cameron Maybin’s two-run single off Carlos Torres in the 11th was the difference, but the game was lost three innings earlier.