The New York Mets were defeated 6-0 by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The Mets are trying to clinch a postseason spot, but they are battling with the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Wild Card. Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres already clinched the No. 1 spot in the NL Wild Card. With only two spots remaining, one of the Mets, Braves and Diamondbacks will ultimately miss the postseason.
The Mets have now dropped three consecutive games. New York must get back on track as they fight for a postseason position. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso addressed the team’s struggles in recent action.
“It’s baseball. I mean, it’s never a good time (for a slump) during the season, but if you look at the big picture, we’ve played great baseball,” Alonso said after Saturday’s game, via SNY. “We just need to flush today and move forward and focus on tomorrow because tomorrow is a big one. We can only focus on one game at a time. And tomorrow is going to be that day.”…