{"id":317927,"date":"2021-08-07T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T09:16:00","slug":"three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Three main factors behind this Mets collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22beb50670d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22beb50670d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse\/#Lineup_woes\" >Lineup woes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse\/#Rotation_regression\" >Rotation regression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/three-main-factors-behind-this-mets-collapse\/#Meltdown_losses\" >Meltdown losses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Three main factors behind this Mets collapse<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Even if manager Luis Rojas wouldn\u2019t call it as such, the Mets began their biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of the season Friday night. And it started on a wrong note<\/p>\n<p>After holding the NL East lead for the last three months, the Mets fell out a half-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> out of first place after falling 5-2 to the Phillies on Friday night at Citizen Bank Park. <\/p>\n<p>If the Mets can\u2019t win the next two games of the three-game set, they will leave Philadelphia as a second-place team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we\u2019re facing a team that has gotten very hot lately and there\u2019s some guys that are swinging a hot bat right now,\u201d Rojas said before the loss. \u201cAnd they are gaining some momentum in the standings, as everyone is aware of the standings at this point in August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets held a cozy four-game lead in the division as they prepared to play the final Sunday before the All-Star break. Since then they are 9-14.<\/p>\n<p>A look at how the Mets got to the brink or relinquishing the NL East lead:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" alt=\"Michael Conforto's offensive struggles is one of the reasons the Mets are struggling as of late.\" class=\"wp-image-19056536 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Michael-Conforto-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Michael-Conforto-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Michael-Conforto-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Michael-Conforto-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Michael-Conforto-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1814 1814w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michael Conforto\u2019s offensive struggles is one of the reasons the Mets are struggling as of late.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lineup_woes\"><\/span>Lineup woes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Michael Conforto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to jump-start his season on the Mets\u2019 first road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> following the All-Star break, but his breakout was just a blip on the screen. The slumping outfielder, who went 1-for-3 in Friday night\u2019s loss, has an anemic .201\/.331\/.329 slash line.  Rojas benched him earlier in the week to give him a mental break, but to this point the Mets haven\u2019t received much of a bounce from him.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Villar was a valued member of the team\u2019s \u201cBench Mob\u201d that helped keep the Mets afloat earlier in the season and continues to split time at third base, even with J.D. Davis back from the injured list. Though Villar hit a solo homer Friday, his offensive production has slipped, particularly his power \u2014 he entered Friday with a .323 slugging percentage in the second half. Davis has also slumped (he told The Post in recent days that nagging soreness in his left hand hasn\u2019t helped), leaving third base as something of a black hole.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/amazin-but-true\/timeformetsfanstopanic-feat.barstoolsportskfc-clem?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>James McCann and Tomas Nido, who went 0-for-2 with a a walk, were a formidable offensive tandem behind the plate for a stretch, but neither has been good in the second half. McCann had a .696 OPS since the All-Star break, with Nido at a dismal .471.<\/p>\n<p>In their last 16 games, the Mets had reached five runs in a game just four times and hadn\u2019t surpassed that total.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rotation_regression\"><\/span>Rotation regression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker and Marcus Stroman were a formidable 1-2-3 punch in the first half. DeGrom, with his 1.08 ERA was selected to the NL All-Star team, but didn\u2019t participate and Walker was later named as a replacement for the NL team. Stroman was also borderline All-Star material.<\/p>\n<p>But that dream rotation has frayed in the second half. DeGrom hasn\u2019t pitched since July 7 because of forearm tightness and then elbow swelling, and he won\u2019t return before September.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Walker\u2019s ERA has surged from 2.50 to 3.86 following four straight subpar starts (three of which were losses). There is concern Walker has hit a wall physically after three straight abbreviated seasons due to injuries and the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Stroman, who allowed two runs in five innings in the Mets\u2019 loss, gave them a one-hit shutout over eight innings in his second start following the All-Star break. But the right-hander hadn\u2019t lasted six innings in a start since June 27, a stretch in which his ERA has increased from 2.35 to 2.83.<\/p>\n<p>Tylor Megill has been a savior to the rotation and Carlos Carrasco\u2019s return from the IL has helped, preventing the Mets from having to send Jerad Eickhoff back to the mound after three underwhelming starts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meltdown_losses\"><\/span>Meltdown losses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Edwin Diaz, who allowed a two-run homer to Bryce Harper in the eighth inning that secured the Phillies\u2019 victory, blew three straight saves (two of which became losses), beginning with the final game before the All-Star break, against the Pirates. The biggest gut punch of the three was on July 17, when he surrendered a walk-off grand slam to Jacob Stallings in Pittsburgh. Rojas cited that loss Friday as taking the biggest toll emotionally on the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>I want to say that the most frustrating loss that we had was the one in Pittsburgh, where I saw the guys, Diaz, pretty emotional,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cHe was really mad after that game in Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Thursday\u2019s series finale in Miami wasn\u2019t a loss caused by a bullpen failure, it stung because the Mets left the bases loaded on three separate occasions and lost the momentum of the previous night\u2019s victory, in which Baez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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