Mets Week in Review: A 2-4 Road Trip Puts the Penultimate Nail In the Coffin

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New York Mets Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 2-4

Runs Scored Last Week: 23

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 43

Standings:

5th in NL East (34-43)

15 GB of 1st Place, 6.0 GB of a Wild Card

Transactions:

6/11 New York Mets sent RHP Kodai Senga on a rehab assignment to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
6/11 New York Mets optioned RHP Jonathan Pintaro to Syracuse Mets.
6/11 New York Mets recalled RHP Daniel Duarte from Syracuse Mets.
6/15 New York Mets placed 1B Jorge Polanco on the 60-day injured list. Right wrist contusion.
6/15 New York Mets placed RHP Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 12, 2026. Right hip impingement.
6/15 New York Mets recalled RHP Jonathan Pintaro from Syracuse Mets.
6/15 New York Mets claimed SS Zack Short off waivers from Detroit Tigers.
6/15 New York Mets recalled RHP Tobias Myers from Syracuse Mets.
6/15 New York Mets optioned RHP Daniel Duarte to Syracuse Mets.
6/16 New York Mets activated SS Zack Short.
6/16 New York Mets designated SS Vidal Bruján for assignment.
6/16 New York Mets activated RHP Kodai Senga from the 15-day injured list.
6/16 New York Mets optioned RHP Jonathan Pintaro to Syracuse Mets.
6/16 New York Mets acquired SS Nick Lucky from the Lancaster Stormers of the Atlantic League.
6/18 New York Mets sent SS Ronny Mauricio on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets
06/19 New York Mets sent SS Francisco Lindor on a rehab assignment to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
06/20 New York Mets sent SS Ronny Mauricio on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
06/21 New York Mets sent CF Tyrone Taylor on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
06/21 New York Mets sent SS Francisco Lindor on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
06/21 New York Mets acquired 2B Taylor Darden from the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League.

Scores:

Game 72: NYM 0, CIN 12

Game 73: NYM 3, CIN 5

Game 74: NYM 9, CIN 1

Game 75: NYM 6, PHI 4

Game 76: NYM 3, PHI 15

Game 77: NYM 2, PHI 6

Series Breakdown/Highlights

Reds Series: The Mets began a six-game road trip that could decide their season against the Reds. It did not go as hoped.

The Mets got shut out in game one against Reds ace Chase Burnes. Burnes was not at his sharpest but battled through the start with the Mets having several chances to plate runs. It does not help when Tobias Myers and Colonial Perez put the team in a 9-0 hole in the second inning after two home runs, including a grand slam by Eugenio Suarez. The Reds added three runs against David Peterson late, but the game was practically over at that point.

Game two was not much better for the Mets. Kodai Senga made his first start since coming off of the IL and had a rough first inning. He gave up four runs, including two home runs, while throwing 36 pitches in the frame, which in turn shortened his outing on the backend. Senga did stabilize as the game went on, but it was too little, too late. The Mets did score three runs in this game, so some improvement, but lost both of their ABS challenges early on in the game, leading to some bad calls and the eventual ejection of Carlos Mendoza for the first time this season. The Mets' late comeback attempt failed as they lost 5-3 and the series to the Reds.

Thankfully, the Mets bounced back in the third game of the series, scoring nine runs against the Reds and their bullpen. Nolan McLean was dominant in the game, not giving up an earned run over seven innings of work. The Mets got contributions from up and down the lineup, with Juan Soto, Mark Vientos, and A.J. Ewing all driving in multiple runs as the Mets routed Nick Lodolo and the Reds.

Phillies Series: The Mets headed down I-84 to Philly for a three-game series against their AL East rivals. Again, the series did not go to plan.

Game one was a great win for the Mets. Juan Soto homered in the first inning to give the Mets some instant offense with Sean Manaea on the mound. The Mets added another run later on in the first on an A.J. Ewing RBI double. Juan Soto hit his second home run of the game in the third inning. After an RBI single by Alec Bohm, his second of the game, and an RBI single/E8 by Derek Hill, the game was tied after four. The Mets took the lead in the seventh on an RBI single by Marcus Semien and a two-run triple by Eric Wagaman. Devin Williams played the high-wire act, giving up a run, but earned the save.

After a day off due to the World Cup, the Mets and Phillies returned to action for the second game of the series. Freddy Peralta, to put it lightly, got rocked. He gave up 10 runs and 10 hits in 2.2 innings of work. Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs in the third inning and three on the day, including one off Cionel Pérez. To add insult to injury, Bryce Harper hit for the cycle through just five innings. The Mets did score three runs, one on a Mark Vientos solo home run and two more on a Carson Benge two-run home run. Zach Short finished the game off on the mound and actually pitched better than any Mets pitcher had in the game.

Game three saw David Peterson get knocked around once again, giving up two runs in the first after two walks to open the game, not helped by the defense of Bret Baty at third base. He melted down in the second inning after Kyle Schwarber hit another moonshot to the third deck for a three-run home run. Carson Benge did hit a homer in the bottom of the inning against Zack Wheeler, which gave the Mets their first run, which the Phillies got back on a Harper homer a few innings later off Austin Warren. The Mets would go onto score another run against Wheeler in the sixth inning after he loaded the bases with one out and Ewing grounded into a force-out. The Mets got nothing going against the Phillies' bullpen to lose the series in demoralizing fashion.