In the seventh inning of the Mets' game against the Giants on Wednesday night, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. And Luis Rojas' mind boggling decision put an exclamation point on what turned out to be one of the Mets' most maddening losses of the season.

Entering the inning, the Mets had just taken a 2-1 lead. Taijuan Walker, who has looked much more like his first-half self lately, was cruising.

Over the first six innings, Walker had allowed just one hit (a solo homer to Kris Bryant), had walked one, and was in total control -- having retired the last seven batters he faced.

In the seventh, though, things got dicey because of Walker's teammates.

First, third baseman Jonathan Villar booted a routine grounder off the bat of Bryant to allow the leadoff batter to reach. Then, a blooper by Alex Dickerson that had tons of hang time and arguably should've been caught by either second baseman Jeff McNeil or right fielder Michael Conforto hit the grass instead.

The above set up a first and second, none out jam. But with Walker cruising and at just 74 pitches, he was ready to buckle down and try to get out of it. Instead, Rojas began a slow walk to the mound and removed an incredulous Walker in favor of Aaron Loup to set up a lefty-lefty matchup against Brandon Crawford.

Walker was understandably livid, and did not hide his emotions after he got to the dugout. He also did not attempt to hide his disgust when Crawford ripped Loup's first pitch into the right field corner to drive in two runs.

Now, was Rojas' choice to want Loup to face Crawford insane? No. Loup has been the Mets' best reliever this season.

But the circumstances surrounding the pitching change, the way Walker was pitching, and Rojas' reasoning after the game made the move ridiculous. Basically, it's not that Loup was brought in, it's that Walker was taken out.

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