Francisco Lindor shares honest revelation about Mets' woes after another loss to Braves

The New York Mets dropped their 10th game out of the last 11 and fell to 0-5 versus the Atlanta Braves on the season via Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Atlanta at Citi Field. 

Following that defeat, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor acknowledged the vibes in the clubhouse are quite low after what was a 45-24 team fell to 46-34.

"There’s definitely some frustration, of course, as competitors and professional athletes. Yeah, you don’t want to lose," Lindor directly said, as shared by Ben Krimmel of SNY. "But the guys understand that, to get out of where we are today, we gotta do it together. We have a really good group of guys. ...I do feel a sense of urgency of like, 'Alright guys, we gotta do this and we’re gonna have to do this together.'"

Lindor can't be blamed for the fact that the Mets bullpen surrendered five runs during the top of the sixth inning after the hosts began with a 3-0 lead. That said, he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts on Tuesday night. 

According to ESPN stats, the fan favorite who suffered a broken pinky toe back on June 4 entered Wednesday slashing .229/.289/.422 with a .711 OPS for this month. From June 7 through Tuesday, he was responsible for just four RBI. 

"I gotta get better," Lindor said about his at-the-plate performances. "I have felt good the past couple games, probably the past four or five days. Today’s just one of those nights. I gotta get good pitches to hit and when I get ‘em, drive ‘em. And today I didn’t do that."

Demoting struggling catcher Francisco Alvarez and infielder Luisangel Acuna to Triple-A Syracuse didn't spark a turnaround for the Mets. Ahead of Tuesday's loss, manager Carlos Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns revealed that rehabbing lefty Sean Manaea had been temporarily shut down from throwing. Fellow Mets starters Kodai Senga and Tylor Megill are also currently sidelined with injuries. 

In short, Mets fans couldn't be blamed for believing a season that seemed to be filled with promise less than two weeks ago is falling apart in front of them. On Tuesday night, Lindor challenged his teammates to do anything and everything possible to stop the bleeding when the Mets host the 37-41 Braves on Wednesday evening. 

"Keep on grinding, keep on grinding. We gotta find a way to beat the team on the other side," Lindor added during his comments. "We have to stay together, we have to fight for each other, and just put our heads down and find a way."