MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged feeling frustrated by the team’s recent hitting struggles but expressed confidence the slump won’t last long.

Stearns spoke before the Mets fell 3-2 to the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night for their ninth loss in their last 10 games. The skid has caused New York to drop 3 1/2 games behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East, though the Mets are 3 1/2 games ahead of Cincinnati for the last National League wild card.

“Clearly everyone’s frustrated,” Stearns said before Friday’s game. “Players are frustrated. At times, I’ve been frustrated. But I believe that this is a good offensive team. I believe in the offense that we have in place, and I’m confident we’re going to see th

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