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By Jordan Sigler
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The New York Mets have some soul searching to do after being swept at home by the Athletics on Sunday.
The Mets earned four hits, but brought no runners home in a 1-0 loss to the A's in front of 37,316 fans at Citi Field. A one-run blast by A's first baseman Nick Kurtz in the third inning was the only score of the ballgame.
Freddy Peralta was the losing pitcher for New York, giving up four hits and striking out six batters in 6.0 innings pitched. It was a valiant effort by Peralta, but the offense was unable give him any run support.
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With the loss, New York fell to 7-9 on the season. The Mets are 2.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the the National League East.
New York struggled to score runs in the three-game series against the A's. The Mets were shut out in a 4-0 loss to the A's on Friday, prompting fans at Citi Field to boo the team.
Those frustrations continued to boil over for the home crowd on Sunday, with fans booing the team before heading to the exits.
Fans on social media vented about the Mets lack of offense this weekend.
"Pathetic organization. Maybe if we add another dance crew this team will really take off," wrote a fan.
"Steve 'mean regression' Cohen and David 'run prevention' Stearns' NY Mets. Trash owner, trash roster, trash manager, trash organization. The 2 biggest conmen in MLB," posted another.
"Steve is like the Jets owner, just throw money at the problem and it will fix it. 26 egos in a room , need a good Manager thats also brings humor and emotion along with baseball Iq. Mendoza only has the iq part. But is just a boring Manager. Look at the jays and Dodgers Managers," voiced a frustrated fan.
"Pathetic lineup = pathetic results I never want to see Jared Young again," posted another.
"Swept by the A’s in home… shame on you. Fire Mendoza & Stearns," urged a poster.
"This is an embarrassing game by the highest payroll team in baseball. Just PATHETIC baseball by this Mets team. No bunting or nothing," wrote another.
"I’m actually going to be very angry when this inevitable managerial firing happens because it should have happened last year, even before the season ended. He had no answers even while claiming to right the ship. He’s repeating those same lines now," believes a fan.
Things are set to become easier for the Mets in the next week.
New York will travel to play the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series that starts on Monday night. The Mets will then play a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field beginning on Friday.
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