It hardly felt like a series loss to their most important division rival, the way the Mets dropped two of three games to Atlanta.
The series began with a five-inning, waterlogged defeat on Friday night, paused for two full days as the rain continued, and concluded with 18 back-and-forth innings on Monday.
The Mets lost no dignity in dropping Game 1 of the doubleheader, 9-8, after falling behind 6-1 in the second inning and facing one of the best pitchers in the sport, Spencer Strider.