Betes Noires

The Mets have lost their seventh straight game against the Phillies. The last time the Mets lost more than that many times in a row to one team was a ten-in-a-row streak of losses to the Marlins in 2004. The longest such streak in Mets history was a streak of 12 straight losses to Hank Aaron's Braves that ran from June 1962 into April 1963. I count 7 Aaron homers during that 12-game streak, five of which came in 5 straight games against the Mets. That's the longest streak by a hitter of consecutive games against the Mets with at least one homer, tied with Ryan Howard, who last season and running into early this season also had 5 straight games against the Mets with at least one homer.