Mets Week In Review: Back to Last Place in the NL East

[Matthew Nethercott]

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New York Mets Weekly Overview

Record Last Week: 1-5

Runs Scored Last Week: 12

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 33

Standings:

5th in NL East

2.5 GB of 1st Place

Transactions:

4/6 New York Mets placed RF Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 4, 2026. Right calf strain.

4/6 New York Mets recalled 3B Ronny Mauricio from Syracuse Mets. 

4/9 New York Mets sent LHP A.J. Minter on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. 

4/11 New York Mets designated LHP Richard Lovelady for assignment. 

4/11 New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Craig Kimbrel from St. Lucie Mets. 

4/12 New York Mets designated RHP Luis García for assignment. 

4/12 New York Mets recalled RHP Joey Gerber from Syracuse Mets

Scores:

Game 10 (4/07): NYM 4, ARI 3

Game 11 (4/08): NYM 2, ARI 7

Game 12 (4/09): NYM 1, ARI 7

Game 13 (4/10): NYM 0, ATH 4

Game 14 (4/11): NYM 6, ATH 11

Game 15 (4/12): NYM 0, ATH 1

TL;DR Breakdown/Highlights

Diamondbacks Series: The Mets offense struggled in their three-game series against the D-backs. In game one, they took Arizona to extra innings, and thanks to Ronny Mauricio walk-off RBI single, they got their lone win of the series, 4-3. In game two, the offensive struggles showed. David Peterson struggled for the second straight outing, giving up five runs in five innings. The Mets lineup scored just two runs late in the game to avoid the shutout. In the rubber match, the Mets took an early 1-0 lead on a Luis Robert Jr. home run into the atmosphere. The Mets rode that 1-0 lead into the sixth inning with Nolan McLean dealing. He was pulled from the game with two on and one out in favor of Luke Weaver. Weaver surrendered four runs and the lead. The Mets bullpen allowed seven runs in the 7-1 loss on Thursday.

Athletics Series: After losing the last two to the Diamondbacks, the Athletics came to town for a three-game series at Citi Field. Clay Holmes got the start in the first game of the series and gave up just one run in 5.1 innings. Holmes was pulled with an apparent injury, but is scheduled to make his next start against the Dodgers, according to the Mets game notes Sunday. That one run was all the Athletics needed as they shut the Mets out on six hits. The A’s added some insurance runs in the ninth inning against Tobias Myers and Richard Lovelady. Saturday was no better for the Mets, as Kodai Senga struggled in his outing, giving up seven runs in 2.1 innings of work, including two home runs in the third inning alone. The Mets would fight to come back, including Bo Bichette hitting his first home run as a Met, before Weaver allowed four runs in the top of the eighth inning. Sunday was the most embarrassing game of the series. With Freddy Peralta on the mound for the Mets they needed a win. Peralta held up his end of the bargain, giving up one run over 6.0 innings of work. Yet the Mets' offense was unable to score for the second time in three games of the series, and they lost 1-0.

Website Highlights

Tobias Myers Is Walking Nobody While Throwing Fewer Strikes. How? (By Brandon Glick)

Mets Should Have An Action Plan To Help Alleviate Carson Benge's Slow MLB Start (By Andres Chavez)

There's No Replacing Juan Soto, But The Mets Will Do Their Best ((By Andres Chavez)

Looking Ahead

April 13th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): LHP David Peterson (0-2, 6.14) vs. LHP Justin Wrobleski (1-0, 4.00)

April 14th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-1, 2.50)

April 15th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 1.50) vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00)

April 16th: OFF

April 17th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST

April 18th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST

April 19th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST

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