Wednesday couldn’t have gone worse for the Mets, who were again bit by the injury bug around their 9-5 loss to the Yankees. Lucas Duda’s season is likely over after suffering a “flare-up” in his back, an injury that has sidelined him since May. If that wasn’t enough, Yoenis Cespedes is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a nagging quad that’s been bothersome since his assault on the left field seats earlier this season.
If the ship was already taking on water, it appears destined to sink by October.
Out of the team’s recent struggles comes some reassurance, however. For fans planning on attending an upcoming game at Citi Field, Mets tickets on the secondary market won’t cost an arm and a leg, though several players could use new extremities as the team’s postseason hopes dwindle.
The Mets will welcome the Diamondbacks, Padres, Phillies and Marlins to Citi Field during the month of August. A three-game series is on tap with the Dbacks between August 9 and 11, and tickets can be found for as low as $6 at each game on Razorgator. It has been a lost season in the desert for the Diamondbacks, who sit in last place in the N.L. West and are without star pitcher Zack Greinke, who’s been rehabbing an ailing back since the beginning of July.
The Padres will be in town for three games immediately following the Dbacks’ visit, and with the lower tier of the N.L. West stumbling into Queens, maybe the Mets can salvage their Wild Card hopes with a strong homestand. Mets vs. Padres tickets between August 12 and 14 will be a bit pricier than the Dbacks series, though, with tickets starting from $16. Fans driving to the game can counter those higher prices with the cheapest Citi Field parking options on ParkWhiz.com.
Following a west coast trip through Arizona, San Francisco and St. Louis, the Mets return to Citi Field for a six-game homestand against the Phillies and Marlins. Tickets against the Phillies between August 26 and 28 can be found from$16. With the Marlins in a peering down at the Mets in the Wild Card standings to begin the month, the end-of-the-month series could be the biggest of the season. Like the Diamondbacks series, Mets vs. Marlins tickets from August 29-September 1 start from just $6.
It’s fight or flight time for the Amazin’s. Will they capitalize on a relatively weak home schedule this month, or fall further into obscurity by the time the calendar turns to September? The biggest question marks surround the team’s anemic offense, which may finally send #PanicCity into full-blown meltdown mode over the next four weeks.
