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Mets must be willing to bench underperforming veterans

MILWAUKEE — This has been a very Mets-ian turn of events, wouldn’t you say?

The only way to climb out of this vicious cycle? Rely less on former Yankees.

OK, that’s oversimplifying matters, but the bottom line is that in order to guide his team out of this offensive funk, Mickey Callaway must change his lineup even more frequently than George Steinbrenner used to change managers.

A solid outing by Steven Matz went to waste Friday night as the Mets opened their road trip with a somnambulant, 3-1 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park.