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The New York Mets lost again. That's 12 in a row.

A big reason why was the momentum-swinging home run launched by Byron Buxton off Nolan McLean.

And the painful part of that homer for McLean? He may have told Buxton what pitch was coming.

On the pitch before the home run, McLean ran one inside on Buxton, and he gestured a "my bad" to the Twins superstar.

SNY broadcaster Ron Darling pointed out that Buxton could plan on the next pitch not being inside after the apology.

And so there Buxton was, leaning out over the plate to hang an up-and-away fastball deep to left field.

There's no way he pulls this pitch if he's not leaning out, expecting it away.

Ron Darling’s insights are great. He pointed out that the prior pitch was tight inside, and McLean offered Buxton a “my bad”. Ron said the apology tipped Buxton off that the next pitch wouldn’t be inside - and then he homered on an outside pitch. https://t.co/zwnoFjcgM1

The Mets' lead wasn't gone then, but it helped propel the Twins to eventually leapfrog the scuffling team from Queens.

A dozen losses in a row, no matter what comes next, will make this a very difficult hole to climb out of.

And while McLean didn't inherently do anything wrong, he may have also tipped his hand. If that's really what Buxton was using to prepare for that home run pitch, it ended up costing the Mets.

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