New York Mets Week in Review: Signs of Life After Atlanta Split

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New York Mets Weekly Review

Record Last Week: 3-4

Runs Scored Last Week: 32

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 34

Standings:

5th in NL East (38-53)

15 GB of 1st Place, 11 GB of a Wild Card

Transactions:

6/26 New York Mets activated CF Tyrone Taylor from the 10-day injured list.
6/26 New York Mets recalled LHP Zach Thornton from Syracuse Mets.
6/26 New York Mets optioned RHP Daniel Duarte to Syracuse Mets.
6/27 New York Mets sent 1B Jorge Polanco on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
6/27 New York Mets optioned LHP Zach Thornton to Syracuse Mets.
6/27 New York Mets sent SS Zack Short outright to Syracuse Mets.
6/29 New York Mets recalled RHP Joey Gerber from Syracuse Mets.
6/29 New York Mets optioned RHP Tobias Myers to Syracuse Mets.
6/30 New York Mets sent CF Luis Robert Jr. on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
7/2 New York Mets sent RHP Dedniel Núñez on a rehab assignment to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
7/2 New York Mets selected the contract of LHP Jefry Yan from Syracuse Mets.
7/2 New York Mets optioned LHP Jefry Yan to Syracuse Mets.
7/5 New York Mets optioned RHP Joey Gerber to Syracuse Mets.
7/5 New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Guillo Zuñiga from Syracuse Mets.
7/5 Detroit Tigers traded RHP Matt Seelinger to New York Mets for cash.

Scores:

Game 85: NYM 1, TOR 2

Game 86: NYM 3, TOR 0

Game 87: NYM 3, TOR 9

Game 88: NYM 3, ATL 5

Game 89: NYM 3, ATL 14

Game 90: NYM 10, ATL 9

Game 91: NYM 7, ATL 6

Series Breakdown/Highlights

Toronto Series: The Mets headed north of the border to take on the Blue Jays in a three-game series.

The week did not start well. George Springer led the series off for the Blue Jays with an inside-the-park home run against Sean Manaea (technically, a triple and an E8). The Blue Jays would add another run on a sacrifice fly later on against Manaea, who on the whole pitched well. The Mets picked up their run on a solo home run by Francisco Lindor, but it was not enough, and they were outlasted by the Blue Jays.

Game two was a nice, clean win for the Mets behind Nolan McLean, who turned in one of his better outings in a bit, going six scoreless innings. Home runs by Fransisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens, followed by a late sac fly for Bret Baty, were enough to even the series against the Blue Jays.

Game three was Canada Day, and the Blue Jays sure acted like it. Freddy Peralta got rocked, giving up five runs over four innings, including a big two-out three-run homer to rookie Sean Keys. Peralta once again did not give the Mets a solid chance to win the game, which has been a theme this season for the supposed ace. The Mets got their scoring on two home runs, one off the bat of Carson Benge for a two-run shot and the other in the ninth inning off the bat of Francisco Lindor. It was another series that showed the shortcomings of this roster.

Braves Series: The Mets headed down to their house of horrors in Atlanta to take on the Braves for four games.

Game one did not go great for the Mets. Christian Scott gave up two of the four Atlanta home runs on the night. The Braves only had four hits in the game, but they all left the ballpark. Scott only gave up three runs, but the homers given up by the bullpen proved to be the difference. Juan Soto hit a homer in the game but the Mets' offense as a whole struggled, leaving 10 runners on base.

Game two was on the Fourth of July, and there were fireworks, but mostly for the Braves. Sean Manaea got lit up, giving up six runs over five innings of work, though he was not helped by his defense dropping popups with the bases loaded and two outs to allow three runs. The Mets really had no answers for Chris Sale, with their runs coming off a Tyrone Taylor solo homer and a Mark Vientos two-run homer. The rest of the offense was silent.

In the third game, Nolan McLean struggled early but locked in and allowed the Mets to get a lead. The offense broke out for 10 runs in the game, but the bullpen almost could not hold it. The Mets were up seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning before that lead shrunk to one run with the winning run on second base against closer Devin Williams with two outs, but they were able to hold on and win a game they needed to win.

Game four was the biggest Mets win of the season and, if the deficit in the standings was not so great, could have been a turning point. They trailed all game after Peralta pitched well, but another error cost him two runs. Trailing by one run in the bottom of the ninth against Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias, the Mets got singles from Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio to get the game to Juan Soto, who rocketed a three-run homer over the chop house to give the Mets a lead. They handed that two-run lead to closer Devin Williams, who came in and gave up a double to Ozzie Albies, then a game-tying two-run home run by Matt Olson, who killed the Mets all series. Williams continued to struggle, but Brooks Raley got out of the inning to send it to extras. Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run double with two outs to give the Mets a lead, and Luke Weaver sealed the deal for his first save as a Met and secured a series split.