The Mets lost to the Brewers 8-4 in about as nightmarish of a fashion as you can imagine. Just about everything that could have gone wrong for the Mets went wrong in this game at a time when the entire season hangs in the balance. It was clear pretty immediately that Sean Manaea did not have his best stuff.
Brice Turang—who would go on to torment the Mets all evening—led off the bottom of the first with a single that went over a leaping Francisco Lindor, which was only notable because it was the type of leaping grab we’ve seen a healthy Lindor make many times before. Manaea bounced back to retire the next two batters, but then walked back-to-back hitters to load the bases. It was then none other than Rhys Hoskins who strode to the plate and he hit a grand slam because of course he did.
It could be no other way. The Brewers added another run in the second due to some shoddy defense by the Mets, which would be another theme of this detestable evening. With one out, Blake Perkins hit a grounder to short, but Lindor was unable to get any power behind his throw to first and spiked it, allowing Perkins to reach first safely.
It was another play where one couldn’t help but wonder if a healthy Lindor makes a clean throw. Manaea then picked Perkins off, but he still reached second base safely anyway. Brice Turang (yes, Turang again) then hit a shallow liner to center that Taylor dove and missed, resulting in a double and an unearned run for Manaea, whose pitch count continued .
