Mets drop 11th straight after Devin Williams blows lead in nightmare extra-inning loss to Cubs

Nypost · Apr 19, 2026 · 419 words · By Mike Puma

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“Devin Williams wore the goat horns, blowing the save in the ninth before Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly against Craig Kimbrel in the 10th extended the Mets’ losing streak to 11 games with a 2-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Mets lost to the Cubs 2-1 at Wrigley Field. One source mentions the loss extending the streak, and another mentions the specific details of the game summary, corroborating the core facts of the loss, the opponent, the score, and the location.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. The club pl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cubs–White Sox rivalry (also known as the Crosstown Classic, The Windy City Showdown, Chicago Showdown, North–South Showdown, City Series, Crosstown Series, Crosstown Cup, or Crosstown Showdown) r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubs–White_Sox_rivalry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrigley Field () is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first op…
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“The losing streak matches the club’s longest since 2002.”

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The claim that the 11-game losing streak is the longest since 2002 is mentioned in one web search result ('Mets drop 11th straight in nightmare extra-inning loss to Cubs: A sputtering Mets lineup managed only 10 runs in the six games on the road trip.'), but no other independent sources corroborate this specific historical comparison.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Ode to the Mets" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, the ninth and final track on their sixth studio album, The New Abnormal (2020). Singer Julian Casablancas began writing the song while wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Syracuse, New York, and play their home games at NBT…
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“A sputtering Mets lineup managed only 10 runs in the six games on the road trip.”

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One web search result explicitly states, 'A sputtering Mets lineup managed only 10 runs in the six games on the road trip,' which is corroborated by the context of the same search result detailing the 11-game loss.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season

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“On this day the Mets went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.”

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Two separate web search results mention the Mets going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position on the day of the game described, confirming this specific statistic.

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web search NEUTRAL — On this day the Mets went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, right, watches his team during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/sports/mets-drop-11th-straight…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base in a 2-1 extra-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/mets-hitless-runners-scorin…

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web search NEUTRAL — 18. Robert Sabo for the NY Post. In a game in which Brandon Nimmo departed in the eighth with right shoulder soreness, the Mets went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and watched Huascar Brazob…
https://jingletree.com/mets-can-t-complete-sweep-against-mar…

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“Kimbrel threw a wild pitch to advance automatic runner Pete Crow-Armstrong to third base with nobody out in the 10th before Hoerner won it with a fly to right.”

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The details regarding Kimbrel's wild pitch advancing Pete Crow-Armstrong to third base with no outs, followed by Hoerner's winning fly ball, are reported together in one web search result, which is highly specific and corroborated by the context of the surrounding evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 Chicago Cubs season was the 150th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 146th in the National League, and the Cubs' 106th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by David Ross, in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a listing of notable people born in, or notable for their association with the U.S. state of Alabama.
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“Ex-Met Michael Conforto tied it against Williams with a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth.”

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One web search result explicitly states, 'Ex-Met Michael Conforto tied it against Williams with a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth,' confirming the key elements of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Major League Baseball season began on July 23 and ended on September 27 with only 60 games amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The full 162-game regular season was planned to begin on March 26, but…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 Major League Baseball season began on April 1, while the regular season ended on October 3. The postseason began on October 5. The World Series then began on October 26 and ended on November …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Boston Red Sox season was the 125th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 114th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora was the team's on-field manager, in the fifth season of his se…
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“Tyrone Taylor didn’t field the ball cleanly in right field, allowing Ian Happ to score easily.”

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The claim that Tyrone Taylor mishandled a ball in right field allowing Ian Happ to score is mentioned in one web search result, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific play.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2021 · Tyrone Power was the great-grandson of Tyron Power, Jr, a famous Irish actor of the 1830s. So the name passed from Ireland due to a sheer fondness for it, and only because a popular bab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Love Tyrone Power’s movies, but these kids aren’t on that level lmao. They won’t even watch youtube videos longer than 3 min (source: I’m a teacher & they WHINE on movie days!!!) Erykah Badu has a son…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 5, 2014 · _Not a Job for Tyrone, can't beat, LITTERALLY IMPOSSIBLE Bedbug keeps dying for NO REASON
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“Happ led off the inning with a single against Williams, who struggled in his previous appearance, allowing four earned runs over one-third of an inning against the Dodgers.”

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One web search result combines both elements: Happ leading off the inning with a single against Williams, and Williams having previously struggled by allowing four earned runs over one-third of an inning against the Dodgers. This combination of facts is reported in a single, detailed source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Happ led off the inning with a single against Williams, who struggled in his previous appearance, allowing four earned runs over one-third of an inning against the Dodgers.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/sports/mets-drop-11th-straight…

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web search NEUTRAL — The offense has managed just three runs over the past four games, hitting .137 in that span. The Dodgers, meanwhile, scored five runs in the eighth alone, off Devin Williams and Austin Warren. The Met…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-dodgers-ga…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ (8) hits a 3-run home run during the first inning of Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Oct.
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“Tobias Myers, in an opener’s role of sorts, gave the Mets two scoreless innings before David Peterson entered for the third.”

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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and no web search results or Wikipedia entries provided any information regarding Tobias Myers pitching two scoreless innings for the Mets before David Peterson entered.

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“Peterson pitched 3 ²/₃ scoreless innings in relief — his most effective outing since his first start of the season.”

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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and no web search results or Wikipedia entries provided any information regarding David Peterson pitching 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

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“Peterson allowed a triple to the first batter he faced, Crow-Armstrong, but escaped the inning with help from Hoerner’s line-drive double play, on which Crow-Armstrong was caught off third base.”

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“MJ Melendez — one of the few Mets showing life offensively — homered leading off the fifth.”

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“Melendez worked the count full against Javier Assad before clearing the ivy in right for his first Mets homer.”

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“Melendez began the day 4-for-10 since his recall from Triple-A Syracuse.”

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“Peterson drilled Crow-Armstrong with two outs in the fifth, but Crow-Armstrong was thrown out by Luis Torrens attempting to advance to second.”

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“Hoerner singled in the sixth and stole second with one out.”

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“Huascar Brazobán replaced Peterson after Michael Busch was retired.”

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“Brazobán walked two batters to load the bases before striking out Seiya Suzuki to preserve the one-run lead.”

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“Matt Shaw singled leading off the bottom of the seventh inning, but was left stranded at second base — following Brooks Raley’s wild pitch — as Luke Weaver retired Dansby Swanson for the final out.”

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“Weaver returned to pitch a scoreless eighth before Williams entered for the ninth.”

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