Mets manager Carlos Mendoza makes feelings known about team’s challenging routine

The New York Mets are coming off a tough series loss against cross-town rivals New York Yankees. However, things are not going to be any easier for manager Carlos Mendoza and his team in the coming games.

The Mets are on the road to face the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and will be up against the reigning World Series winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers later this week.

Carlos Mendoza reflected on the team's tough stretch of games this week following the disappointment of the Subway Series loss.

"I feel like in the big leagues nowadays, there's no soft spot anymore. Every team you play is a good team, especially in the National League," Mendoza said ahead of Monday's series opener against the Red Sox.

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A 2-1 loss to the Yankees was a hard pill to swallow for the Mets and Mendoza touched upon the team's defensive frailties in crucial moments of the contest.

"I feel like we've gone through stretches where it's been pretty sharp, but there are a few games where we're not finishing plays or we're not completing them," Mendoza said. "This is something that we've got to get better at, and we will because we've got good defenders there."

The Mets manager was indicating the crucial errors from Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso that allowed two unearned runs for the Yankees in a hard-fought series decider on Sunday. Alonso had another big error in the series opener in Boston.

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Mets star Juan Soto's quiet plate appearances against his former team grabbed headlines after the Subway Series. However, it's not just the All-Star outfielder who is struggling off late as the team seems to be going through a rare slump this season.

Mendoza's team lost for a fourth time in five games after a 3-1 defeat against the Red Sox on Monday. The loss dropped them to second in the National League East with a 29-19 record with the Philadelphia Phillies at the top with a 28-18 record at the time of writing.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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