“The ball slipped out like a wet bar of soap,” play-by-play man Andy Freed said on the Rays’ TV broadcast, which was a great description and made sense since the game had started after a 51-minute rain delay and the ball could have been a little wet.

It was another difficult outing for New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill. Megill lasted just 3.2 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Despite striking out six batters, the righty allowed six runs (three earned) on seven hits and two hit batters,

Because on Saturday, the struggles of the No. 5 starter continued in an 8-4 loss to the Rays in front of 41,662 rain-soaked fans at Citi Field, where the Mets dropped a series — snapping a streak of six series they either won or tied — before Sunday’s finale.