The Mets had not lost a series all season, but that streak sailed when the Seattle Mariners closed out a teeter-totter affair Sunday.
Seattle outslugged New York in the rubber match of a three-game set at Citi Field, winning, 8-7. The Mets had multiple chances to keep their streak alive, as a mammoth home run from Francisco Lindor gave New York a 1-0 edge in the first inning. J.D. Davis and Brandon Nimmo each plated two with triples in the fourth, and a near ninth-inning comeback had the Queens crowd in a frenzy. But Pete Alonso went a smidgen too far on a two-out, two-strike checked-swing attempt against the Mariners’ right-handed reliever Diego Castillo, and the game ended with the bases loaded.