Bullpen meltdown costs Mets chance at sweeping Padres
NY Post
As flames enveloped Jeurys Familia in the seventh inning Sunday, the signal to the bullpen occurred a batter too late. And then it got uglier for the Mets.
A tired bullpen — without Seth Lugo, Aaron Loup, Edwin Diaz and Miguel Castro — left manager Luis Rojas searching for answers. And he came up with the wrong one: Trying to stretch Familia, perhaps on fumes, for two innings and then entrusting the bases-loaded situation to Jacob Barnes. The tag team of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado blasted five runs worth of homers in the inning, denying the Mets a three-game sweep of the Padres with a 7-3 loss at Citi Field.
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