If the Mets keep blowing leads like this, they will blow the whole season. 

The Mets experienced another disappointing 11-9 loss to the Mariners at Citi Field on Friday night, highlighting their ongoing struggles this month with preserving leads. Remarkably, they surrendered the lead not once, but twice during this high-scoring matchup in Flushing.

The not-so-Amazin’s bullpen has blown 11 leads in seven straight games. 

This marks only the second occasion in the past 17 years that the Mets have let a lead slip in seven consecutive games. Previously, they went through a similar slump when they lost leads in eight consecutive games during a challenging 2023 season.

“The bottom line is we need to play better,” said manager Carlos Mendoza after the game. “When you have the lead, we need to close those games. There’s too much talent in the bullpen, including 6-7 guys with closing experience capable of securing the final outs. They’re having a tough time, and as I’ve said before, our job is to get everything back on the right track.”

After losing their one-run lead to Cal Raleigh’s two-run homer into the second deck in left field in the third inning, the Mets’ meltdown came right on cue in the seventh inning. The two-run lead they had built in the fourth may have dwindled to one, 6-5, entering the seventh, but the Mets haven’t been able to hang on to any advantage lately, no matter the size. 

Ryan Helsley, fresh off losing an eighth-inning lead in Thursday’s loss to the Braves, only faced three batters as the Mariners whacked two doubles to tie the game at 6-6. 

The Mets ultimately limped out of the seventh inning trailing 10-6. 

So why has this continued to happen? 

“We have all asked that question,” Francisco Lindor said. “It’s tough to point at one thing, you know? We are all trying to win ballgames. All I can think of right now is that we’re not clicking at the same time, and the other team is outplaying us. Mendy is right, we have a lot of talent. We have a lot of good people here. 

“We’re having a tough stretch, we’re not having a terrible season. Everybody has the sense of urgency to try to get out of it. Somehow, someway we’re not coming out on top at the end of the day.”