Nathan Eovaldi essentially beat the Mets single handedly today in Queens

In case watching a really nice Steven Matz start wasted by a totally inept offense wasn’t depressing enough for you, the Mets had you covered this afternoon, nearly getting perfect game’d by the Rays, 9-0. This game had everything: poor pitching, no offense, lackadaisical play, everything.

Chris Flexen made his first start of the season for the Mets, and did not follow in the footsteps of Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz this series. In the first inning, he gave up a single, a walk, and then a three-run home run to C.J. Cron to put the Rays up 3-0. Flexen somewhat settled down in the second, giving up just a walk.

But the third inning would prove to be similarly disastrous for Flexen. Jake Bauers…