ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Even the Matrix could not save the Mets Saturday night at Tropicana Field.
Lessons of the NL East race are going to have to be learned quickly.
The euphoria of the seven-game winning streak is over with a 5-4 loss to the Rays. Now the real work begins.
The Mets took a 3-0 lead before there was an out recorded in the top of the first, but rookie starter Noah Syndergaard gave it all back as his baffling road woes continue.
Curtis Granderson hit two home runs in the first two innings, but it was not enough.