Mets' New Lineup Flops in Clutch

0:00It's April 1st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is New York Mets News today, AI-powered updates on your squad. The Mets shook up their roster big time this off-season after a rough year, where they missed the playoffs and bombed with runners in scoring position. They broke up their core lineup and even hired new hitting coaches to fix that exact weakness, aiming for a fresh start and better clutch hitting. But just six games into the new season, that old nightmare is back. They got shut out yesterday with only three hits, then went zero for eleven with runners in scoring position against the Cardinals, leaving eleven. Guys on base in a tight two-to-one loss. That included loading the bases in the top of the eleventh with one out and still coming up empty. In their series opener win Monday, it was just one for fourteen, and they've averaged only two point four runs for game outside of opening days. Eleven run explosion. Things who watch this flop last season are already feeling those scars reopen, putting real pressure on the squad early.

1:00Manager Carlos Mendoza points to guys being too aggressive and chasing bad pitches, saying they need to lock down the strike zone and do damage on. Good ones. He calls it just two games with a totally different lineup from last year. It's early days, but these good hitters got to adjust quick before he turns up on a fan base, still healing from before.