Mets' Slump Deepens: 9-17 After Loss to Rockies

0:00It's April 25th. This is New York Metz News Today, driven by AI. Your team, nonstop. The Metz took a tough loss Friday night at Cityfield, falling 43 against the Colorado Rockies. That drops them to 9 and 17 on the season, with the feats in 13 of their last 15 games. They're sliding hard in the National League East, and this one stung after a brief rally. In the bottom of the 8th, they clawed back two runs to make it close, loading the bases with one out. But Mark Vianzo's line into a double play that killed the threat. It was the fourth twin killing of the night for New York, highlighting their fielding woes against a rocky squad that came in 10 and 16. Manager Carlos Mendoza admitted they've got a long road ahead, putting themselves in this hole. Players like Marcus Semyon pointed out the hard contact that just isn't falling. Vianzo smoked one at 107 mph right to the… BUT… DEFENSE. The frustration is building as the bats stay quiet. Pitching wise, Freddie Peralta went 5 and 2 thirds innings, allowing just two runs before

1:04the bullpen faltered. Meanwhile, Colorado's Michael Lorenzen, sporting a 7.48 ERA, shut them down for one run over 7 frames. Juan Soto's back, but the lineups deeper issues linger, especially without Francisco Lindor, sideline indefinitely with a calf strain. The meds of top 3 runs just 3 times in those 15 games, showing this slump won't vanish overnight. They'll need to regroup quick to turn this around before it buries their season.