MILWAUKEE — David Stearns didn’t hesitate when he was asked on Friday night if blame for the Mets’ recent offensive malaise should be laid at the feet of the team’s two hitting coaches , Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes.

“No,” the team’s president of baseball operations said before the Mets opened a three-game series against the Brewers.

“I have confidence in our hitting coaches,” Stearns said. “I think we have good hitting coaches. They have track records of helping to lead and put together really quality offenses. This is, at times, baseball, and it will drive you crazy.

"We have talented players who go through stretches like this. Over the last couple of weeks, we've really had a lineup that's gone through stretches like this, where we haven't performed up to our capabilities, and it

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