3 reasons it feels like the NY Mets losing streak never ends (even though it will)

At least Bill Murray only had to endure that day-in, day-out loop for 1 hour and 41 minutes in Groundhog Day. New York Mets fans have been sitting through their version of it for nearly two weeks, and there is no end credits rolling in sight. The setup shifts just enough each night to pull you back in, then the same ending shows up right on cue. A rally builds and fades in the same spots. An inning that should be easy turns into trouble. The one bounce they need goes the other way. Every game hints that there’s a change coming, but then ends the same way, and that is when it starts to feel like nothing is changing.

Why this Mets losing streak feels like it is never going to end right now

1) You can't score if nobody's on

The New York Mets are trying to win games without putting anyone on base, and that is not a winning formula. They came in with a .288 OBP, worst in MLB, and a .226 batting average, sitting near the bottom. There is no traffic, no stress on the pitcher, and no way for the Mets to create anything.

That same problem carries over when runners do reach. The Mets entered with a .219 average with runners in scoring position, bottom six in the league, so the few chances they create are going to waste. Add in just 64 walks, 28th in MLB, and there is no consistent way to create offense. That is how you keep getting the same result, no matter how the game starts.

2) Two rotation spots, no chance to win

Two spots in the rotation are putting the team behind before the game even gets going. David Peterson has appeared in five games, starting four, and he owns a 5.40 ERA with 29 hits and 10 walks allowed in 23.1 innings. In three of those starts, he did not make it past the fifth inning, giving up four runs once and five runs twice. That is not a tough break. That is the game getting away early.

Kodai Senga has been just as rough, if not worse. In four starts, he has an 8.83 ERA with 23 hits and 10 walks allowed over 17.1 innings. He did not make it out of the fourth inning in his last two outings, giving up six runs in one and seven in the other. When those two spots come up, the team is usually down before it even has a chance to settle in.

3) The Mets bats are too dependant on the heat and wind for power

If the plan is to wait for the weather to heat up, that is a tough way to go about it. Steve Cohen said it when talking about Marcus Semien, pointing out the ball “would have been a home run if it were warmer.” That does not put a run on the board. The games are being played in these conditions, and the results count the same. Meanwhile, the other side has no problem putting runs on the board without checking the forecast.

Heading into Tuesday’s game, the Mets were 29th in slugging at .336 and 28th in home runs with 16. If they are not going to string hits together, then they need someone to change the game with one swing. Right now, that is not happening. Waiting for warmer nights and a little wind is not a plan. Until that changes, this lineup is asking for perfect conditions just to keep up.

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