A fever indicates the immune system has detected an infection, prompting white blood cells to release chemicals that raise internal body temperature to help eliminate the threat. Juan Soto sat out a 4-0 loss to the Marlins after flu-like symptoms appeared, and the team expects the illness to be short-lived. Christian Scott delivered a strong pitching performance, limiting the Mets to four hits and two walks over 5 2/3 shutout innings, yet he has not earned a major-league win. The Mets’ offense has been unable to produce hard contact, create baserunner traffic, or square the ball up, with only one player reaching third base in 26 innings.
""We're scuffling," Mendoza said. "We're having a hard time hitting the ball hard. There's no slug . . . We're having a hard time creating traffic, we're having a hard time squaring the ball up. We've got to figure it out.""
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