NEW YORK — As the Mets continued to search for answers in their miserable stretch, they appeared to have a glimmer of a solution with Frankie Montas outperforming expectations.
But lately, when one segment of the game seems to excel for the Mets, the other elements provide enough turbulence to disrupt that momentum.
As Montas delivered a dynamic debut on Tuesday night, the bullpen would not let the right-hander have his moment and the offense faded to the background.
The Mets wasted five shutout innings from Montas as the bullpen turned in a calamitous five-run six inning in a 7-4 loss to the Braves in front of 38,130 fans on Tuesday night at Citi Field.