Without Juan Soto, Mets still searching for offensive spark

NEW YORK — The loudest cheers at Citi Field on Friday, it turned out, came for the opposing second baseman.The New York Mets dropped their third straight game Friday, losing a 4-0 decision to Jeff McNeil and the visiting Athletics. Since Luis Robert Jr.’s first-inning solo home run Thursday, New York has compiled 17 consecutive scoreless frames.Advertisement