Mauricio shines in debut as Mets cool off 1st-place Mariners
Mauricio laced a 117.3 mph double to deep right field his first time up.
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Mauricio laced a 117.3 mph double to deep right field his first time up.
A year after winning 101 games, the Mets are last in the NL East, 8 1/2 games out of a playoff spot.
The last-place Mets wasted six scoreless innings from José Quintana and lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Relievers waste solid start from Tylor Megill and homers from Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart in 4-3 defeat.
Players on the Massapequa International 12 and under team met Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor before the game.
Pete Alonso, Rafael Ortega produced clutch hits late in New York's 3-2 win on Sunday.
Pete Alonso left the game after getting hit near the back of the neck by reliever José Soriano. The benches cleared after Alonso exchanged words with the Angels' catcher.
With Friday's 3-1 defeat, New York dropped below Washington into last place in the NL East.
Gooden and Strawberry were integral parts of the 1986 Mets, who went a major league-best 108-54 and beat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
The majors-leading Braves won two of three from New York, finishing 10-3 in the season series.
Tylor Megill was charged with three runs and eight hits with a club-record four wild pitches in 4 2/3 innings.
DJ Stewart, Rafael Ortega and Francisco Lindor homered for the Amazins in the 10-4 win on Monday.
Pete Alonso went deep for New York in the 7-3 defeat on Sunday.
DJ Stewart and Pete Alonso also homered.
Pete Alonso, after being told to throw the ball out of play, tossed it over the netting and into the stands behind the Cardinals dugout. After the game, he said he felt "awful."
