QUEENS — It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration—a historic meeting with the newly-branded Sacramento Athletics and a chance for the Mets to flex their high-priced muscles at Citi Field. Instead, it became a funeral for the team’s early-season momentum. On Sunday afternoon, the Athletics finished what they started on Friday, securing a 1-0 victory to finalize a historic three-game sweep. It marks the first time in the history of either franchise that the Mets have been swept by the A’s in New York, and the first time they’ve been swept by a “nomadic” franchise with no permanent home.
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The 1-0 final score on Sunday was the perfect, albeit painful, summary of the weekend. Over the course of 27 innings, the Mets managed a paltry seven runs, with six of those coming in Saturday’s slugfest. On Sunday, the offense didn’t just stall; it vanished. Facing a Sacramento pitching staff that entered the series with a league-bottom ERA, the Mets’ $500 million lineup managed just four hits, all of them singles.
“There’s no way to sugarcoat this,” a frustrated Carlos Mendoza said in the post-game dugout. “To get swept at home by any team is tough. To do it while being shut out in the finale, when your pitcher gives you every chance to win, is unacceptable. We are better than this, but right now, we aren’t showing it.”
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The atmosphere at Citi Field reflected the performance. The “Ghost Fork” chants that filled the air on Saturday were replaced by a low, rhythmic grumble of boos as the Mets went down in order in the ninth. The sweep feels like “Rock Bottom” because of the disparity in expectations. While the A’s are bridging the gap between Oakland and Las Vegas with a roster of league-minimum contracts, the Mets are operating with the highest payroll in the history of the sport.
The loss marks the Mets’ fifth consecutive defeat, a slide that has seen them drop from a promising 7–4 start to a sub-.500 reality. The “Panic City” headlines are already being printed in the tabloids, and as the team boards a flight for Los Angeles, the question isn’t just about the standings—it’s about the soul of a team that seems to have forgotten how to drive in a run.