The Mets lost 2-1 to the Dodgers in Los Angeles on April 14, and the defeat pushed their losing streak to seven games. Steve Cohen posted on X about an hour later, saying he saw some “green shoots” in the team and telling fans, “Hang in there fans, we will turn this around!”
Francisco Lindor gave the Mets an early lift with a leadoff home run against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the top of the first inning, his first homer and first RBI of the 2026 season. Lindor finished with two hits, but the Mets still scored only once after 20 straight scoreless innings and had one run over their last 29 innings after the loss.
Nolan McLean gave New York a chance by pitching seven innings and striking out eight, but Kyle Tucker’s RBI single off Brooks Raley delivered the Dodgers the run they needed. The Mets were 7-11 after the loss and had been shut out five times in 2026, a hard-to-ignore stat line for a club that has scored 10 or more runs only twice this season.
Cohen said the signs he saw — Lindor’s homer and McLean’s start among them — were enough for optimism even in a stretch that has gone badly wrong. Lindor was blunter about where things stand, saying the “urgency level is really high” and that the club knows it has to win. “It’s a must-win,” he said. “We’re all trying to win. It’s just a matter of time. We have to get it done. Everyone understands the task is winning.”
The Mets were scheduled to finish the series Wednesday night with Clay Holmes set to start against Shohei Ohtani. After seven straight losses, the only thing that can quiet the noise is a win.
