SAN FRANCISCO – The reinforcements arrived, but it might as well have been the Return of the Living Dead.
Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera were supposed to bring energy to the Mets lineup Friday night in theIr return from the disabled list. The Mets are still waiting for that switch to be flipped.
In another embarrassment, the Mets hit a new low with an 8-1 loss to the Giants at AT&T Park. The loss was the Mets’ third straight and fourth in five games, pushing them two games below .500 for the first time since mid-April. Their deficit in the race for the NL’s second wildcard berth increased to 5 1/2 games, a clear danger zone, with five games – against the Giants and Cardinals – still remaining on this road trip.