It was another disappointing game out of the Mets' offense, even on David Wright's number retirement ceremony, as New York lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field.

For Brandon Nimmo, his first homestand in New York was even more surreal than he could have ever imagined, thanks to some thoughtful planning by David Wright and Curtis Granderson.

Lindor, who is hitless in his last 17 at-bats, snuffed a Mets rally in the seventh, when he was retired on a broken-bat grounder with the bases loaded. In the ninth — as the tying run at the plate — he grounded into a fielder’s choice for the first out.

On a day that honored David Wright, the Mets' 5-2 loss to the Reds was mostly filled with unpleasant reminders of the team's weaknesses.

Mets second. Brett Baty homers to right field. Luis Torrens lines out to shortstop to Noelvi Marte. Brandon Nimmo flies out to left field to Gavin Lux. Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 2, Reds 0.

“The process is broken,” Nimmo said before the Mets were swept in a doubleheader against the Orioles at Camden Yards. “I don’t think every team should get a person. It’s supposed to be All-Stars. It’s not supposed to be, ‘Who is the best player on every team?’ It’s supposed to be, ‘Who are the best players in the major leagues?’ ”

After a slow start, Nimmo, who in recent years has shifted to a power approach, is seeing his swing pay dividends. In the last 37 games, he’s slashing .313/.365/.569 with 10 homers, seven doubles, 25 RBIs and 22 runs. He has 18 homers this year, behind only Juan Soto (21) and Pete Alonso (20) on the Mets.

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