Defense dooms the Mets in Baltimore

At the end of a lackluster road trip, the Mets showed no more fight in their final game in Baltimore, losing to the Orioles 2-0 Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards.

Starting pitchers Kyle Bradish and José Quintana held down their opposing lineups for the first four innings, each allowing only two hits while striking out four. The Orioles went to the bullpen in the fifth inning after Bradish loaded the bases on a two-out Pete Alonso walk, but DJ Stewart’s groundout ended the opportunity for the Mets and kept the game scoreless.

The Orioles struck first in the bottom of the fifth inning thanks to misplays by the Mets’ defense, first by Jorge Mateo ending up on third base on a ball that got by a…