The New York Mets now seem to be the second team in New York to be experiencing a collapse. The Mets are currently on a three-game losing streak, which features losses against the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Earlier today, the Mets got blown out by the Pirates by a score of 8-2.New York Mets@MetsFINAL: #Mets 2 - Pittsburgh 82496221FINAL: #Mets 2 - Pittsburgh 8The game started off quietly, with the Pirates scoring first thanks to a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Pittsburgh then put up two more in the third thanks to a two-run home run by Rodolfo Castro. They then scored another in the fifth after an RBI single by Bryan Reynolds.A two-run shot by Brandon Nimmo in the seventh inning made the score 4-2. However, the New York Mets had a complete meltdown in the eighth, giving up four runs. Mets reliever Bryce Montes de Oca gave up three of the four earned runs, raising his ERA to 11.57 on the season.Max Fried Enthusiast@atlhoe12345@Mets are u guys like getting paid to blow it or do u just suck this bad? genuine question46@Mets are u guys like getting paid to blow it or do u just suck this bad? genuine questionNiiko 🗡@ItsNiikoYT@Mets This is the easiest schedule in baseball btw… so disappointing. Take the series tomorrow, PLEASE. Embarrassing.1202@Mets This is the easiest schedule in baseball btw… so disappointing. Take the series tomorrow, PLEASE. Embarrassing. https://t.co/LcBHIjsEw1New York starter Taijuan Walker earned just his fourth loss of the season after giving up four earned over five innings pitched. Despite getting seven hits in this game, the Mets left 12 runners on base while going 0-6 with runners in scoring position.CluelessMickey@CluelessMickeyC@Mets This team has been a complete embarrassment the last 3 games. And that’s coming from me.62@Mets This team has been a complete embarrassment the last 3 games. And that’s coming from me.This is the third loss in a row for the New York Mets, and all three are to mediocre squads. New York now holds just a 0.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. For the first time in months, the Mets could actually lose their spot in the division.Thomas TheVoy@longisclt@Mets An embarrassment. Division is ATL. @StevenACohen2 you better get ready to spend next year because there are huge holes in this team . Losing 2 the 2 worst teams in MLB shows you what this team is. Overrated and exposed.6@Mets An embarrassment. Division is ATL. @StevenACohen2 you better get ready to spend next year because there are huge holes in this team . Losing 2 the 2 worst teams in MLB shows you what this team is. Overrated and exposed.Keith Wendel@kwendel38@Mets Mets division lead is in shambles #LetsGoBucs #RaiseIt🏴‍☠️5@Mets Mets division lead is in shambles 😭#LetsGoBucs #RaiseIt🏴‍☠️ https://t.co/BfniS0L6bBCharles Dilorenzo@CharlesDiloren6@Mets Braves deserve to win the division1@Mets Braves deserve to win the divisionSince the start of the season, the Mets have been the frontrunners for the NL East. Now, however, this could all come to an end.Are the New York Mets on the verge of another collapse?New York Mets v Washington NationalsHistorically, the Mets are known for collapsing leads late in the season. The most infamous instance was in 2007, one season after they just missed the World Series. With just 12 games to go in the season, the Mets blew a seven-game division lead to the Philadelphia Phillies. New York wound up missing the playoffs altogether because of this.Chris Stubenrauch@cjstuben9@Mets The inevitable collapse is here and it is a disappointment it couldn’t happen sooner. I will not get this time back. Billy failed us at the deadline and Pete/Lindor/Nimmo are hitting .265. McCann is not a major leaguer. Call up Dom and fix this now or Atlanta will beat us again.282@Mets The inevitable collapse is here and it is a disappointment it couldn’t happen sooner. I will not get this time back. Billy failed us at the deadline and Pete/Lindor/Nimmo are hitting .265. McCann is not a major leaguer. Call up Dom and fix this now or Atlanta will beat us again.Chris@KRNG_Chris@Mets We don’t deserve the division. Simple. Yet another collapse. We lost 7 games in the division in less than a month of baseball… COLLAPSE is the word to use. Idc. Mets have now scored 3 runs or less in 16 of their last 22 games…26@Mets We don’t deserve the division. Simple. Yet another collapse. We lost 7 games in the division in less than a month of baseball… COLLAPSE is the word to use. Idc. Mets have now scored 3 runs or less in 16 of their last 22 games…Other less notable collapses include 2008 and 2021, both of which saw the Mets lose late division leads. Perhaps the same might be in store for the 2022 season as well.Pete Alonso: Food Critic@PeteAlonsoFood@Mets I hate losing just like the next person. But just a reminder we are 85-51. Not 70-60. Not 75-55. 85-51. We have 85 wins at September 6th. Everyone’s only panicking because we have another team in this division that’s just as good. No other division has this. Relax and be happy8@Mets I hate losing just like the next person. But just a reminder we are 85-51. Not 70-60. Not 75-55. 85-51. We have 85 wins at September 6th. Everyone’s only panicking because we have another team in this division that’s just as good. No other division has this. Relax and be happyEven if the Mets lose the division, they are still a lock for the NL Wild Card spot. However, a division title would be great for the New York Mets, and it would be awful if they blew their chance.