Wilmer Flores homered to score two runs in the eighth inning but that didn’t save the Mets from losing 6-2 to the Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
The loss left the Mets with three wins in their last six games and looking up at the Marlins for the second wild-card slot. Bartolo Colon allowed the Cubs’ runs on eight hits in four and one-third innings.
The game marked the final meeting between the two teams during the regular season.
After the game, manager Terry Collins told reporters the Mets would continue to rely on Colon, 43, despite his struggles, which include three starts without finishing six innings. “We have no other options right now,” he said
The Mets start a three-game series on Friday in Miami. “We’ve got to make up some ground,” Collins added.