Mets' Mental Mistakes Cost Them in Loss

0:00It's April 2nd, from game day to every day, this is New York Met's news today, powered by AI. The New York Met's dropped a tough 2-1 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals in 11 innings on Wednesday night. Juan Soto provided their only real spark with a solo home run, snapping a bit of their early offensive slump, but it wasn't enough to pull out the win. Earlier this week, Francisco Vendor owned up to a costly mental mistake in the first inning. In one out in a runner-on first, he fielded a grounder, tagged second for the second out, but forgot to throw to first for the double play. That forced their pitcher to throw extra pitches and kept the Cardinals alive. Fans in the team felt the sting as that blunder extended the inning unnecessarily and highlighted some sloppy base running overall. Linder called it inexcusable, saying he straight up forgot the outs, which ramped up the pressure on the mound. And in the sixth, Linder got picked off first base right before Soto's homer, turning what could have been a two run blast into just one.

1:03Manager Carlos Mendoza backed the aggressiveness there, but drew a hard line on the first error, saying that kind of laps can't happen. Now sitting at three wins and three losses, the Met's shift gears to face the San Francisco Giants starting Thursday night, looking to shake off these. Holy hiccups and build momentum.