Mets Week in Review: A Solid Road Trip In the Books

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New York Mets Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 3-3

Runs Scored Last Week: 21

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 21

Standings:

5th in NL East (15-25)

8.0 GB of 1st Place

Transactions:

5/1 New York Mets activated 2B Andy Ibáñez.
5/1 New York Mets optioned 1B Eric Wagaman to Syracuse Mets.
5/3 New York Mets designated 1B Eric Wagaman for assignment.
5/3 New York Mets placed SS Ronny Mauricio on the 10-day injured list. Left thumb fracture.
5/3 New York Mets sent RHP Carl Edwards Jr. outright to Syracuse Mets.
5/3 New York Mets selected the contract of 3B Vidal Bruján from Syracuse Mets.
5/10 New York Mets sent 1B Eric Wagaman outright to Syracuse Mets.
5/10 New York Mets activated RHP Joey Gerber from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Syracuse Mets.

Scores:

Game 34 (5/4): NYM 4, COL 2

Game 35 (5/6): NYM 10, COL 5

Game 36 (5/7): NYM 2, COL 6

Game 37 (5/8): NYM 3, ARI 1 (10)

Game 38 (5/9): NYM 1, ARI 2

Game 39 (5/10): NYM 1, ARI 5

Series Breakdown/Highlights

Rockies Series: Coming off of a series win against the Angels, the Mets rolled into Coors Field with the vibes as high as the altitude for the first time in a long time. In game one, the Mets used the opener method to get to David Peterson, and it worked. They scored four runs in the outing, the big blow being a two-run single by Mark Vientos in the sixth inning, proving to be the difference in the game. In his four innings out of the bullpen, Peterson surrendered just two earned runs, on back-to-back-to-back two-out hits in the seventh inning. Devin Williams slammed the door in the ninth inning.

In game two, the Mets bats woke up for the first and only time on this road trip. They scored 10 runs, with the biggest blow arguably not coming till the ninth inning two-run blast off the bat of Marcus Semien. Freddy Peralta went five scoreless innings as the Mets held a 8-0 lead with him on the mound. The Mets bullpen proceeded to give up five runs, and load the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, getting closer Devin Williams in the game for the second time this series. He was able to slam the door for a series win.

In game three, the Mets jumped out to an early 2-0 lead looking for the sweep. It was not meant to be, though, as the Rockies came back and tied the game, and against Craig Kimbrel in the eighth inning, Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam, though it might have been a foul ball and the MLB replay room did not overturn the call. The Mets did not score in the ninth and dropped the series finale.

Diamondbacks Series: The Mets next went to Arizona looking to cap their roadtrip off on a high note. Nolan McLean shut down the D-Backs offense over six innings giving up only one run. The Mets offense was likewise shut down by Ryne Nelson, scoring just one run against him in 6.2 innings of work. The sides took the 1-1 tie to extras where back-to-back doubles by the Mets gave them two runs and a lead. A dominant bottom of the tenth by Tobias Myers gave the Mets a series-opening win.

In the second game of the series, the Mets offense mustered up just one run, coming in the second inning on a Brett Baty RBI double. The Mets did not have a baserunner after the fifth inning as Merrill Kelly shut them down completely. Clay Holmes gave up two runs over 5.2 innings, but that was too much for the Mets offense to overcome, as they lost 2-1.

In the rubber match, Huascar Brazoban was the opener for Peterson. Remember in the Rockies series where that strategy worked? Not so much against the D-Backs, as rookie Ryan Waldschmidt recorded his first career double off Tobias Myers, scoring the inherited runners. The Mets got a run back in the sixth on an RBI double by Luis Torrens, their only run of the game. An RBI single and two-run triple off Peterson for the D-Backs made it 5-1 and that would be your final scpre as the Mets dropped the series, plunging back to MLB’s worst record.