NY Post · Jul 30, 2016
Mets’ title hopes dwindling after another incomplete loss
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Travis d'Arnaud breaks his bat on an eighth-inning single in the Mets' 6-1 loss to the Rockies on Friday night.Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The Mets got a solid performance from their starting pitcher, hardly any offense and saved their worst for when runners were in scoring position.
Yes, it was just another night at Citi Field, where the Mets dropped their third straight, 6-1 to the Rockies on Friday night. They’ve now dropped four of five and their hopes to make a run at the Nationals in the NL East are slipping away.
But after two gut-wrenching losses thanks to Jeurys Familia’s back-to-back blown saves, this defeat was even more deflating.