Mets blow two more leads in loss to Mariners

NEW YORK -- It defies logic, of course.

Over their past seven games, the Mets have blown 11 leads. They have blown leads as big as six runs (once) and as small as one (six times). They have blown leads at home and on the road, in white uniforms and in gray and in black. They have blown leads early. They have blown leads late. Their starters have blown leads, and so have their relievers. Over those seven games, the Mets have held a dozen leads in total and blown all but one of them.

Upon coughing up two more leads in an 11-9 loss to the Mariners at Citi Field on Friday night, the Mets became just the second Queens team in 17 years to blow one in seven consecutive games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The only other time it happened was in 2023 -- a year that saw New York engage i