The New York Mets are a multitude proper now, and issues went from unhealthy to worse on Friday in a 12-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Not solely did beginning pitcher Kodai Senga get rocked by the Cubs, however the loss additionally prolonged the Mets’ present shedding streak to 9 consecutive video games.
It’s a downside.
As a result of nine-game shedding streaks usually break seasons.
Mets’ shedding streak might already be sinking season
It would nonetheless solely be the primary month of the season, however historical past shouldn’t be form to groups which have this type of stretch at any level within the 12 months.
Going again to 1898, solely 9 groups have ever had a nine-game shedding streak and managed to nonetheless make the playoffs in that season (via Baseball-Reference StatHead Database).
The newest instance was the 2025 Cleveland Guardians, who had been capable of overcome a 10-game shedding streak to win the American League Central with 88 wins.
It may be completed. And with an expanded playoff subject, it does make it just a little bit simpler to beat that type of streak and nonetheless get in. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless not going. Particularly in a division just like the Nationwide League East, the place you’ll think about the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are going to get issues going.
The issue for the Mets is that there’s not one factor holding them again proper now.
Senga and David Peterson have struggled out of the rotation.
They aren’t hitting nicely as a staff, with just about each new addition off to a sluggish begin. Add within the damage to Juan Soto, and there’s merely not sufficient offense.
Perhaps issues get higher when Soto returns.
Perhaps newcomers like Bo Bichette, Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semein and Luis Robert Jr. begin hitting extra.
However all of that’s going to have to start out taking place quickly, or else the Mets may put themselves right into a scenario the place they get into too deep a gap, too early, that’s an excessive amount of to climb out of.
