Mets suffer a truly embarrassing loss to Giants

In a game that gave you flashbacks to Luis Catillo, the Mets fell 2-1 to the Giants in 13 innings. Zack Wheeler was brilliant again, but he was undone by a bloop double and a quiescent offense. Dom Smith and Amed Rosario were the goats, colliding in the outfield in the top of the 13th to drop a pop up that led to the game winning run.

The evening started pleasantly enough. Wheeler worked around a two-out single, striking out two in a scoreless first. In the bottom half, Amed Rosario led off with a single and scored two batters later on a double from Wilmer Flores. Quickly, the Mets had a 1-0 lead.

For the next six innings, that seemed like it would be enough. Wheeler’s second half renaissance…