NEW YORK -- The New York Mets lost again Friday night, blowing two more leads and hearing more boos in an 11-9 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field.
They've now dropped 14 of 16 games to fall six games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East and just a half-game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds for the third and final NL wild card spot.
"It's part of the mountain," Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "You got to climb the mountain, and right now we're in a very steep part of it.