
Mets’ inability to orchestrate late rallies leaves Carlos Mendoza puzzled
NY Post
CINCINNATI — Maybe this was the kind of rally that the Mets could not mount for the first eight innings.
Maybe this was the type of rally that the Mets had not been able to mount all season.
Juan Soto launched a one-out, solo home run that brought the Mets within one. Pete Alonso reached on an error, Luisangel Acuña subbing in as a pinch runner. Brandon Nimmo singled, putting the potential game-tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first.
Alas, this was the type of rally that the club has seen too often this year: one that was not completed.
Starling Marte grounded into a game-ending double play that made the Mets 3-2 losers Sunday and 0-59 this season when trailing after eight innings.
Where did all that Grimace magic go?

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












