Sunday's 9-0 loss to the Rays was a rock-bottom point of the weekend for the Mets, who lost all three games against Tampa Bay (39-32) by a combined 24-9 margin, but National League-leading New York (45-27) is not dwelling on its season-first sweep as it prepares for this week's series at the Atlanta Braves.
"You hate to get swept here at home, but you've got to move on," said Carlos Mendoza. "You've got to turn the page. We've got an off day. And then we've got a stretch here where we're playing the Braves, we're playing the (Philadelphia) Phillies, we've got the Braves again.