{"id":191825,"date":"2026-04-10T05:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191825\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:27:34","slug":"mets-bullpen-crumbles-late-lose-series-to-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191825\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Bullpen Crumbles Late, Lose Series to Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the Mets’ bullpen collapse, capturing the chaotic energy and competing forces that led to their series-deciding loss against the Diamondbacks.Queens Today<\/p>\n

The New York Mets’ bullpen imploded in the late innings, allowing seven runs over the seventh and eighth frames as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Mets 7-1 and take the three-game series 2-1 at Citi Field on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The loss is another frustrating setback for the Mets, who have struggled with inconsistency on both offense and defense this season. The bullpen’s collapse wasted a strong outing from rookie starter Nolan McLean and further exposed the team’s depth issues as several players continue to play out of position.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Holding a 1-0 lead after six scoreless innings from McLean, the Mets’ bullpen unraveled in the seventh. With two runners on base, reliever Luke Weaver allowed a game-tying RBI double, sparking a four-run rally for the Diamondbacks. Arizona then tacked on three more runs in the eighth off Luis Garcia to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a home run by Luis Robert Jr.Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean pitched six shutout innings before exiting in the seventh.The Diamondbacks scored seven unanswered runs over the seventh and eighth innings to win 7-1.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Nolan McLean<\/p>\n

Rookie right-handed starting pitcher for the New York Mets who pitched six scoreless innings before the bullpen’s collapse.<\/p>\n

Luke Weaver<\/p>\n

Mets relief pitcher who allowed the game-tying hit in the seventh inning, sparking Arizona’s rally.<\/p>\n

Luis Garcia<\/p>\n

Mets relief pitcher who gave up three more runs in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Moreno<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks catcher who hit the game-tying RBI double in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

Alek Thomas<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks outfielder who scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically six shutout innings is enough for a team to win, but the Mets’ offense seems to be boom or bust without a lot of in-between, and the defense is still making adjustments with so many players playing out of position.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abbey Mastracco, Author<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Mets will look to bounce back in their next series against the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies, starting on Friday night at Citi Field.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This latest bullpen collapse highlights the Mets’ ongoing struggles with consistency and depth, as the team continues to search for answers to turn around its disappointing start to the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the Mets’ bullpen collapse, capturing the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-191825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}