After certain losses, a team can take consolation in the fact that they couldn’t catch a break. Tonight, the Mets couldn’t catch the ball, falling by a 7-4 final in the first of a four-game set with the Miami Marlins.

It was a sloppy showing, with the Amazins appearing flat following a high-octane sweep of the first-place Phillies (who the Mets now once again trail by 5.0 games in the N.L. East). The team committed three errors for the first time this season, allowing seven runs on three walks, a hit by pitch, and nine singles — three of which never left the infield.

The Marlins immediately worked their small-ball magic on starter Clay Holmes. With one out in the first, Jakob Marsee dribbled an infield single to Francisco Lindor’s left side. Liam Hicks followed, evading a likely double p

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