Jeff McNeil’s right shoulder has been barking for the past week, and Thursday the discomfort finally pushed him to the bench.

Juan Soto believes the Mets are “100 percent” a playoff team, but a postseason run looks iffy at best for the most expensive roster in the major leagues. Poor starting pitching and nagging injuries have sent New York into a tailspin,

James Wood broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 9-3

"It's a lot of pain," said Luis Arraez, who played through one for three months last season with the San Diego Padres. "It's not easy."

Kodai Senga talks about his work on the mound, room for improvement and more following the Mets' 5-4 loss

Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free WASHINGTON — The Mets’ pitching plan right now entails rolling with the same five starting pitchers and not adding a sixth.

Kodai Senga couldn't provide quality length in the Mets' deflating road loss to the division-rival Nationals on Wednesday night.

The Mets’ modest winning streak came to an end after just three games as Kodai Senga struggled against the Nationals tonight in D.C. and the team’s comeback effort came up short. Senga gave up two runs in each of the third and fourth innings to put the Mets down 4-0 early,