Mets extend losing streak to 11 in excruciating fashion with blown shutout by Devin Williams, loss to Cubs in extras
The Mets’ losing streak was on the ropes on Sunday. But a blown save spoiled a ninth-inning shutout, and the Cubs prevailed in extras to extend New York’s misery.
The New York Mets’ losing streak was on the ropes on Sunday. But a blown save by Devin Williams spoiled a ninth-inning shutout, and the Chicago Cubs prevailed, 2-1 in extra innings to extend New York’s misery and its losing streak to 11 games. Former Met Michael Conforto delivered the blow that sent the game to a 10th frame.
With the loss, a Mets team that invested in the league’s second-most expensive roster behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers drops to an MLB-worst 7-15. Mets were on the verge of winning In a bullpen game, five Mets pitchers combined to shut the Cubs out for eight innings. Mets left fielder MJ Melendez, meanwhile, plated the only run of the game up to that point with a fifth-inning solo home run.
The Mets went to the bottom of the ninth at Wrigley Field with a 1-0 lead and a chance to snap a 10-game losing streak. Williams, who signed from the crosstown Yankees in the offseason to replace now-Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz, took the mound with a save at stake. Ian Happ led off the inning with single to right field and was replaced on first base by pinch runner Scott Kingery.
With one out and Kingery still on first, up came Confroto, who played his first seven MLB seasons with the Mets. Conforto delivers on Williams meatball Williams threw a first-pitch fastball over the heart of the plate, and Conforto delivered a line drive that bounced to the right-field corner. Kingery ran home, and Conforto reached second with a stand-up double.