New York Mets fans enraged as team gives up lead late in loss to the Detroit Tigers: "Yup. Inexcusable loss" "This team STINKS"

The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers played Game 1 of their doubleheader on Wednesday. The Tigers got out to a quick three-run lead in the first inning, thanks to a three-run homer from Eric Haase. The Mets closed the three-run gap with two solo homers off the bats of Tommy Pham and Mark Canha.

Up one, Javier Baez homered to make it a two-run game in the third. Thomas Nido came up clutch with an RBI in the fifth, with Francisco Lindor hitting a two-run home moments after to take the lead at 5-4. In the eighth inning, Haase delivered again, this time a two-run RBI to retake the lead. The Tigers went on to win 6-5.

It was a tough loss for the Mets. These are the games they need to win. There's no other way around. Beat the teams you are supposed to beat and go .500 against those you aren't. That's how you win the division.

New York didn't play badly; they just couldn't keep the Detroit Tigers' bats quiet. Both Baez and Haase had multiple hits in the first game. The Tigers only left an impressive two men on base.

New York Mets fans were enraged with the team's performance. Teams shouldn't be losing games where they outhit their opponents.

If the Mets lose the second game of the doubleheader, fans will go ballistic. This was supposed to be a series where the team got the ball rolling.

After the series with the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets have a slew of games against teams under .500

The New York Mets have a few series against suboptimal teams after they get finished with the Detroit Tigers. They will start a series against the Colorado Rockies before a series with the Cincinnati Reds.

After those two series, the Mets face the Washington Nationals in Washington for a four-game series. These are the perfect teams to play right now. Their pitching staff is returning to being fully healthy, with Justin Verlander making his debut Thursday.

The team could get it going depending on Verlander's dominance this season. If he is anything like he was last year, the rest of the league will be in trouble.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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