A day after saying he would address Juan Soto’s effort level with the star right fielder, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza declined to divulge the nature of that meeting or even whether it had taken place.

Carlos Mendoza addresses the New York Mets hitting slump and offensive woes after their third shutout loss of the season.

The Mets will look to even up their three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, but prior to first pitch, skipper Carlos Mendoza offered a few injury updates on the club's recovering starting pitchers.

Carlos Mendoza discusses the Mets' struggles offensively, how to break out of the slump and more following the 2-0 loss to the Red Sox

Vientos, who has played 38 games at third this year, was instead slotted into the DH role for the seventh time this season, and batted fifth. The mixing and matching can be a lot for young players, but though it’s mostly borne of necessity, shifting to different roles could actually be beneficial, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

The New York Mets have dropped consecutive games and have slipped a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the NL East. For Pete Alonso—a cornerstone of the Mets franchise and one of the game’s most feared sluggers—the last two nights have been a sobering reminder that even stars stumble.

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