On a sweltering night at Citi Field on Monday, with temperature of 87 degrees at first pitch, the New York Mets' bats remained frigid in a 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves, a decision that dropped them ...

The Mets have hit a measly .215 during their stretch of nine losses in 10 games, and manager Carlos Mendoza believes he knows the cause of their frustrating slump.