The Mets have hit rock bottom.
Relying on David Peterson to throw seven innings every 5-6 days while the rest of the rotation only goes five innings clearly isn’t an effective plan. But then again, getting no-hit is also a pretty ineffective plan.
Right-hander Gavin Williams no-hit the Mets through 8 1/3 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win. Juan Soto finally ended the no-hit bid in the bottom of the ninth with a solo homer to straightaway center.
Otherwise, the at-bats were uncompetitive, and the fans who showed up for an early afternoon contest booed the Mets off the field. Who could blame them? The team that had the best record in baseball for nearly a year has one of the worst records in baseball si