Mets Lose 11th Straight, Lowest Payroll Highest

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome to New York Met's News Today, AI Power Coverage of Your Squad. I'm Corey with the story. The New York Met's just dropped their 11th Stray Game, falling 2-1 against the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings on Sunday. Is there a longest skid since 2004, and they're the first team to lose 11 in April since the Reds in 2022? Started this season with World Series Dreams and the highest payroll at $352 million. They kicked off Hot at 7-4, thanks to stars like Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. But Soto strained his calf on April 3rd, right as they won 4 in a row. Since then, it's been brutal. They've been outscored 62-19 during the streak, hitting just 145 with runners and scoring. Position. Players are rallying around manager Carlos Mendoza, hired last November. Lindor called him their leader, saying the team's just not executing, not his fault. Even GM David Sterns back to him on Friday, pitcher David Peterson admits the losses

1:01pile up mentally, but they got to break the cycle. Closer Devon Williams, who signed a $51 million dollar 3-year deal, blew a 1-0 lead in the 9th with a double to Michael Conforto. Then Craig Kimberl took the loss in the 10th on a sacked fly. Williams owned it, saying he let the team down. Met's get Monday off before a 9-game homestand starting Tuesday against the twins. Potosha returns soon to boost the lineup, but Lindor says it all comes down to the whole squad, paddling together and getting it done.