Bullpen Falters Again, Delivering Toughest Loss of Season So Far

It was all going swimmingly for the Mets Sunday afternoon. The team was beating the Nationals 7-1 in the seventh inning, scoring five of those runs before the Nats could take a turn at bat. Unfortunately for New York, what was to come was the most painful three-inning stretch of the season, and a bullpen meltdown that flooded Panic City with residents for the first time in the 2025 season.

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The Mets’ bullpen had been pretty flawless early on. But the signs of some inevitable cracks were showing up.