Mets close June with yet another crushing defeat

The Mets capped their June of finding creative and painful ways to lose in impressive fashion Friday evening in their series opener against the Giants, as the largely reliable David Robertson could not overcome a Pete Alonso error in the eighth inning, surrendering a crushing three-run home run to Patrick Bailey.

The game started promisingly enough, as the Mets took a rare first inning lead on a Jeff McNeil RBI double down the left field line which scored Francisco Lindor . The Giants tied the game in the top of the second, but an Omar Narvaez sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame put the Mets back ahead 2-1.

Carlos Carrasco would struggle but hold the lead until the top of the fifth until…