BOSTON — The Mets had to be feeling good after winning the series opener against the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon, but the mood soured over a 24-hour span as they dropped the series with two straight clunkers.
Max Scherzer and Carlos Carrasco were both hit hard as the Mets dropped to 46-53.
With the trade deadline looming in a week, the Mets last ditch effort to prove to the front office that they should be willing to bolster this year’s roster is this week against the Yankees in the Bronx and at home against the Nationals.
“It’s the Subway Series, right? It’s a big one. It’s a big one for New York, and we want to win,” Mark Canha said. “You always want to win that series. You always feel like the next series can be the one where we turn it around and that’s how we keep approaching it.”
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Mark Canha’s turn to step up
With nagging injuries to two of the Mets’ starting outfielders, Mark Canha returned to a regular starting role for the Mets over the weekend against the Red Sox.
Canha had been supplanted by Tommy Pham, who mounted a surge to the top of the Mets’ lineup with some of the team’s best offensive numbers, including an .831 OPS. Either of those two players, who are on expiring deals, are potential trade candidates at the trade deadline.
Canha made a trio of strong plays defensively on Sunday night, throwing out Jarren Duran at home on a throw that skipped into foul territory in left field. He also caught Rafael Devers rounding too far around third base on a double by Adam Duvall and Triston Casas trying to stretch a single into a double.
But the Mets badly need his offense. In the month of July, Canha is 8-for-35 (.229), including a home…
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