Mets takeaways from Thursday's 13-10 extra innings loss to Braves, including bullpen crumbling in late innings

Bullpen allowed seven runs in final three innings

6/9/2023, 3:18 AM
New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith (40) returns to the dugout after the bottom of the eighth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith (40) returns to the dugout after the bottom of the eighth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

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