The last time the Mets beat a winning team, it wasn’t this month. Nor was it even last month. 

No sir, we have to go all the way back to March 30 to find such a worthy victory. When the Mets prevailed over the upstart Cardinals in that late-March matchup, all was right in Queens. That seems like a lifetime ago. 

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When the Mets won that day, they were 3-1, with all three wins coming against teams that have surprised us from the surprising NL Central. Since that day, the Mets are 0-12 vs. winning teams, including the 5-2 defeat Friday night to the Yankees in the Subway Series opener at a surprisingly sedate Citi Field. Yes, that’s right, that’s zero wins and 12 defeats vs. winning teams in their last 12. 

I hate to be blunt, but this isn’t a very good Mets team. And unfortunately, it’s a very unlucky one too.