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Carlos Mendoza sounds off on Ryan Helsley after Mets disaster vs. Braves

The New York Mets find themselves stuck in the mud at the moment; after coming out of the All-Star break hot by winning seven of their first nine games, they've fallen off a cliff since then — losing 13 out of their past 15, including a 4-3 defeat to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. They keep on finding new ways to lose; on Thursday, it was trade deadline acquisition Ryan Helsley's turn to be the goat when he allowed two earned runs to cross the plate in the eighth inning to turn a 4-3 Mets lead into a 5-4 deficit.