Mets Week in Review: Mets Go 2-5 on Seven-Game Trip Against NL East Rivals

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Record Last Week: 2-5

Runs Scored Last Week: 37

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 35

Standings:

5th in NL East (22-31)

13.5 GB of 1st Place

Transactions:

5/18 New York Mets placed LHP A.J. Minter on the 60-day injured list. Left lat surgery.
5/18 New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Daniel Duarte from Syracuse Mets.
5/18 New York Mets selected the contract of LHP Anderson Severino from Syracuse Mets.
5/19 New York Mets transferred RHP Clay Holmes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right fibula fracture.
5/19 New York Mets designated RF Austin Slater for assignment.
5/19 New York Mets sent 1B Jared Young on a rehab assignment to New York Mets.
5/19 New York Mets recalled CF Nick Morabito from Syracuse Mets.
5/20 New York Mets selected the contract of LHP Zach Thornton from Syracuse Mets.
5/20 New York Mets optioned RHP Daniel Duarte to Syracuse Mets.
5/22 New York Mets designated RHP Craig Kimbrel for assignment.
5/22 New York Mets sent RHP Kodai Senga on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets.
5/22 New York Mets sent RF Austin Slater outright to Syracuse Mets.
5/22 New York Mets recalled RHP Jonah Tong from Syracuse Mets.
5/23 New York Mets recalled RHP Jonathan Pintaro from Syracuse Mets

Scores:

Game 46: NYM 16, WAS 7 (12)

Game 47: NYM 6, WAS, 9

Game 48: NYM 4, WAS 8

Game 49: MYM 2, WAS 1

Game 50: NYM 1, MAI 2

Game 51: NYM 1, MAI 4

Game 52: NYM 0, MAI 4

Series Breakdown/Highlights

Nationals Series: The Mets looked to carry the momentum from their 5-1 homestand to the road against their NL East rivals.

In the first of four in the capital city, the Mets did something historic in a win that we don’t see that every day. For the first time since 1919, a National League team scored ten runs in extra innings, this time for the Mets in the 12th inning as the Nationals bullpen showed their true colors. The Mets won the first game of the series 16-7 over the Nationals.

Game two saw the ugly side of the Mets. They took a 5-0 lead by the end of the second inning on Foster Griffin. Things were looking up for the Mets, like they were primed for getting back into the NL race. By the end of the second inning, the good feelings had died. With two outs and the bases loaded against Nolan McLean, James Woods lifted a fly ball to right-center field that Carson Benge and Tyrone Taylor failed to catch, and didn't exactly hustle after, turning into an inside the park Grand Slam. In the bottom of the third inning, it took one pitch for the Nationals to tie up the game on a Jose Tena solo home run. A walk, single, wild pitch and sac fly later the Nats had the lead that they never relinquished.

The Nationals also took game three, with their offense, continuing to torment Mets pitching. CJ Abrams took rookie Zach Thornton deep for a first-inning three run home run in the first inning and the Nationals never looked back. Thornton otherwise looked solid in his MLB debut, with some minor command issues, but it was not enough with the Mets offense, outside of Juan Soto who had two home runs in the game, was not able to catch up.

The Mets were able to salvage game four of the series to earn the split against the Nationals behind David Pederson having one of his best outings of the season. Both of the Mets' runs came on a Bo Bichette two-run single in the third inning. Devin Williams allowed a leadoff double, but did not allow the tying run to score in the bottom of the ninth to secure the save.

Marlins Series: The Mets returned to Miami for the first time since their season ended there in 2025.

In the first game of the series, Juan Soto hit a solo home run in the second at-bat of the game. That would be the only run the Mets would score as they spoiled a good effort by Tobias Myers, Sean Manaea and Jonah Tong where they gave up a combined two runs. The Mets lost another game by one-run in a low scoring affair.

The second game of the series saw the Mets' anemic offense get retired batter by batter by Max Meyer, mustering just one hit against him. A ninth inning two-out double by Tyrone Taylor followed by an RBI single by Mark Vientos gave the Yankees a run in the ninth to avoid the shutout, but it wasn't enough. Freddy Peralta gave up four runs over seven innings, his longest outing as a Met, and the offense never caught up.

The series finale was perhaps the most embarrassing. The Mets were able to record five hits, which is a (relative) positive. The negative is they could not score at all in this game. From baserunning mistakes that cost them chances to score, to not being able to work at-bats with RISP, the Mets' offense continued to struggle. Devin Williams came into a 0-0 game in the bottom of the ninth inning. A double, sac bunt, and two walks (one intentional) later, the Marlins had the bases loaded with one out. Heriberto Hernández put the Mets out of their misery, hitting a walk-off grand slam off Williams, who appeared to be tipping pitches, to win the game for the Marlins. The Mets lead baseball with grand slams surrendered with six on the season.