This was supposed to be a breeze. Instead, the breeze that has arrived has chilled the Mets’ bats.
The Braves have built-in excuses while playing on the West Coast and against competent teams. The Mets could point to injuries — Starling Marte is on the shelf and Max Scherzer missed his second start — but the biggest problems lie with their offense. A six-run deficit in the first inning felt and proved insurmountable.
Chicago’s Drew Smyly limited the Mets to two runs on four hits through five innings. The Mets could not find the big hit against the Cubs bullpen. In the third, the Cubs put runners on the corners against Trevor Williams. With David Bote at the plate, Nelson Velazquez took off for second, and Nido faked a throw to second before throwing behind Higgins at third, and the Cub dove back safely. But home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ruled that Bote interfered with Nido’s throw, getting the Mets out of the jam.
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