The first half of the season went about as good as the Mets could have hoped. The team jumped out to a comfortable lead in the National League, having gone 45-25 in their first 70 games.
Since then, the wheels have come off completely. New York has lost 13 of its last 15 games and eight of its last nine, many of which have included painstaking blown leads and inexplicably un-clutch performances.
Thursday night was much of the same, as the Mets fell victim to another late blown lead against the rival Braves. New York entered the eighth inning with a 3–2 lead, but trade deadline acquisition Ryan Helsley's struggles out of the bullpen continued as he surrendered a pair of runs to give Atlanta 4–3 lead. The Braves would hold on to win by that same score.
Mets fans wish they could say this was an unbelievable collapse, but given the state of the team of late, it was totally believable.
The loss puts the Mets at 64-57 on the year, and they're just a half-game ahead of the Reds for the final National League wild-card spot.
Naturally, Mets fans were in full panic mode on social media after another disastrous defeat.
The Mets have lost all of these games in the last three weeks…
— Mets'd Up Podcast (@MetsdUp) August 15, 2025
The pain never ends. https://t.co/TVblMGVvzR pic.twitter.com/SWKC8fXVJo
MLB teams in the last 30 years to have the best record in MLB in June or later & have a 2-13 or worse stretch in the same season:
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) August 15, 2025
2025 Mets
2017 Dodgers pic.twitter.com/P0ms8CrNTn
the new york mets pic.twitter.com/990dSggReN
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) August 15, 2025
I think if you pulled random people off the streets and put them in Braves uniforms they’d be able to take two or three from the Mets
— James Schiano (@James_Schiano) August 15, 2025
The Mets are now only 0.5 games ahead of the Reds, the season is fading away further and further.
— MetsMuse (@MetsMuse) August 15, 2025
13 losses in 15 games…
Ryan Helsley has been an auto disaster since being acquired by the New York Mets.
— MetCast (@MetCastPod) August 15, 2025
In 5 appearances he has allowed 7 RUNS! #LGM pic.twitter.com/HMLxsXDXkG
The Mets have gotten absolutely zero impact out of their trade deadline this year.
— Rich MacLeod (@richmacleod) August 15, 2025
It’s been two weeks and they haven’t helped them win a single game — but they’ve certainly cost them a few.
What a mess.
Mets are 2-12 in their last 14 games. pic.twitter.com/PwVS7Xp4ks
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 15, 2025
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mets Fans Were in Shambles After Latest Fathomable Collapse vs. Braves.
