The Mets are eight video games underneath .500, 16 behind the Atlanta Braves within the NL East and eight 1/2 out of the third Wild Card spot after Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
“Win — it isn’t that sophisticated,” Showalter mentioned of the answer to the losses for New York (35-43), which is 5-16 since June 2. “You have to win — win video games. Every thing else — like I mentioned, I may bore you with a whole lot of issues which can be happening. Identical to we have to get again to how we have proven we will play, like we have now previously. Nevertheless it would not — simply since you’ve executed one thing previously, good or unhealthy, you do not turn out to be a prisoner of that.
“Issues are — it is all the time about now. Heck with what occurred final 12 months or final week or tonight. You have to get it fastened, and that falls underneath the true apparent — I imply, that is a fairly apparent reply.”
Justin Verlander, who threw 5 scoreless innings however needed to grind his method by 59 strikes on 100 pitches, is 2-4 with a 4.11 ERA.
“I do not assume anyone noticed this coming, man,” mentioned Verlander, whom the Mets signed to a two-year contract price $86 million Dec. 5. “Disappointing. It is disappointing for everybody on this room, I do know. It is disappointing for the followers. Simply obtained to — simply preserve attempting, you already know? If there’s one factor that I do know the fellows on this room are doing is attempting our ass off. Day by day we come to the park, myself, it is attempting to get higher and determine what’s off.
“And I do know that many of the guys on this room are the identical method, and hopefully it clicks for everyone. However we have to get going — quickly.”
Twelve video games stay earlier than New York enters the All-Star break and hits the reset button.
“It is a lengthy season and, clearly, the outcomes have not been there for many of the guys on the staff,” mentioned Drew Smith, who surrendered the go-ahead house run within the sixth inning of his first sport again from a suspension for sticky stuff. “And we all know that, and we’re attempting to be higher. I feel we will likely be, because the season goes on.”