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.

The quartet played huge roles in Sunday’s victory.

"I mean, it's part of the game," said Soto, whose 1-for-4 evening brings his batting average to .246 through 47 games.

Jarren Duran had a double and a triple as the Boston Red Sox tagged Mets ace Kodai Senga for three runs - the most he has given up all season - and beat New York 3-1 on Monday night.

After dropping the Subway Series over the weekend at Yankee Stadium, the Mets' task does not get any easier early this week.

Jarren Duran had a double and a triple as the Boston Red Sox tagged Mets ace Kodai Senga for three runs — the most he has given up all season — and beat New York 3-1 on Monday night.

The Mets are 7-4 in their last 11 games, but have lost 3 of their last 4 games and lost 2 of 3 games in their last series at the New York Yankees.

Cody Bellinger had six RBIs and put the final punctuation mark on the Yankees 8-2 victory with a grand slam to cap a six-run eighth inning before a crowd of 48,028 at the Stadium.

Soto probably didn’t. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts to the noisy delight of Yankees fans in a sellout crowd of 48,028.