The Mets’ offense was sputtering even before its most prized and expensive player sent a screaming foul ball off his foot.

Díaz’s two-run double added on in a game in which the Padres bunted their way to a run in the first inning and had a lucky-hop triple give them a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Before the seventh inning was ...

Juan Soto came out of the game early and the bullpen faltered as the Mets dropped their second straight in San Diego.