The Mets continued their absolute offensive ineffectiveness, getting nearly no-hit by the Guardians, and dropping the finale 4-1. With that, the Mets have now lost eight of their last ten and haven’t won a series since their sweep in San Francisco two weekends ago.

David Peterson was solid throughout his start, but two balls left right over the heart of the plate lead to home runs by David Fry and Angel Martinez, and put the Mets in a 3-0 hole by the bottom of the third inning. At points in this season, a three-run deficit with your most consistent pitcher on the mound, this wouldn’t seem too dire. But the August Mets are a team that has a very hard time scoring runs, and this game felt over very early.

Another run was added on a Gabriel Arias triple, putting the Guardians up 4-0.

But t

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