Like the Cardinals, the New York Mets have been finding new ways to lose.
They bring a 32-36 record into their weekend home series against the Cardinals. They are 10 ½ games back in the National League East.
They did manage to win their last game, edging the New York Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings Wednesday to salvage a game in their Subway Series while earning just their second victory in 11 games.
But they suffered another unfortunate baserunning blunder. They let a guy steal home. They even got called for a defensive shift violation.
“Those are things that we were able to overcome,” manager Buck Showalter told reporters after the game.