Mets manager Carlos Mendoza doesn’t feel his team is playing “tight,” despite their playoff chances dwindling. Instead, he believes Saturday’s 6-0 loss was more a credit to the Brewers, who utilized a bullpen day to virtually shut down New York’s bats.

Joey Ortiz drove in three runs for Milwaukee and the New York Mets mustered just two hits all night as their playoff hopes suffered another blow with a 4-0 loss to the Brewers.

Things are falling apart for the New York Mets (87-72) at the wrong time as they suffered a third straight loss, falling 6-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers (93-68) on Saturday night at American Family Field. However, the Arizona Diamondbacks lost again to the San Diego Padres so the Mets hold the final wild-card spot heading into Sunday.