Luis Severino’s near no-hitter wasted as Mets collapse in crushing loss to Cubs
NY Post
From a breathtaking bid at history to a back-breaking letdown.
The Mets lost a no-hitter, then a lead and then a game in the brutal eighth and ninth innings of a 3-1 defeat to the Cubs at Citi Field on Monday night.
Carlos Mendoza’s group (14-14) has dropped two straight series and opened this one first with tantalizing drama and then, abruptly, disappointment.
A crowd of 25,046 lived by every pitch as Luis Severino’s flirtation with a no-hitter was brought into the eighth inning. Minutes later, Cubs fans’ triumphant chants traveled through an otherwise quiet park.
“It happens quick, and that’s how baseball can go,” Brandon Nimmo said about the swing of emotions. “But to go from a possible no-hitter and winning the ballgame in a very exciting fashion to being down two runs. … It’s tough.”
The no-hit bid and the lead were gone in a dramatic eighth, but the Cubs won the game in the ninth.
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