CHICAGO — Walker Lockett got figured out in a hurry Thursday night, sending the Mets into a tailspin from which they never recovered.
In his Mets debut, the right-hander couldn’t survive the third inning, adding another layer of gloom to this road trip.
On a day the team fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez, there was no amount of coaching that could help the Mets in a 7-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Mets (35-40) matched a season’s low point by falling five games below .500. They were last at that level on May 19, when they got swept three games in Miami and manager Mickey Callaway’s job appeared in jeopardy.