Carlos Mendoza’s New York Mets never led in their 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs, but they applied pressure. After going down 4-0, Brett Baty hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning before smacking a two-run shot in the eighth.
However, Miguel Amaya hit a two-run single for the Cubs in the top of the eighth, and the Mets couldn’t score in the ninth.
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New York was just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left six on base. It also struck out 12 times compared to 10 for Chicago.
However, Mendoza isn’t worried about the Mets’ offense, vía SNY.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza (64) and umpire Alfonso Marquez (72)© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
“I’ll take my chances every night, as long as we continue to put guys on base,” he said. “More times than not, those guys will come through.”
New York fans on social media aren’t satisfied with his statement.
“But they are not coming through more times than not. Like that’s the whole thing lol,” one person said.
“If they were coming through more times than not we wouldn’t be losing all these close games cuz THEY CAN NEVER GET THE BIG HIT LATE IN THE GAME!!!!!!” another one said.
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“He can make excuses and all the rah rah speeches he wants but this team is 5th worst in MLB, and what exactly is this hitting coach Chavez doing? The Mets are the worst situational hitting team I have ever seen,” another one said.
“Time to stop taking chances and hit the ball,” another said.
The Mets will play their rubber match against the Cubs on Sunday.
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