Mets 7, Cubs 2
Cubs 6, Mets 5
Mets 6, Cubs 2
Record: 26-15
A weekend in Columbia, South Carolina watching my younger daughter wrap up her undergraduate studies in fine form -- which means that my Metwatching was minimized. Pity, as the gang played well.
Weekend Takeaways:
- Clay Holmes and Griffin Canning contributed stellar starts to bookend the series. Each went 6, allowing 1 ER, fanning 5, and keeping runners off the bases for the most part.
- The jam in the starting pitching sandwich was Tylor McGill, and it was gooey. 4 ER in 4+ innings of work. His ERA still sits at just 3.10. Shake it off, dude.
- Here's who homered this weekend for the Metmen:
- Francisco Lindor (2)
- Juan Soto
- Brandon Nimmo
- Mark Vientos
- Jeff McNeil
- Brett Baty (3) (!) (!) (!)
- B R E T T B A T Y ! ! !
- Baty hit 2 dingers, knocking in 5, in Saturday's game. Wasn't enough to win the game, as Baty looked the part of Eric Idle saying "There is only me, sir."
- But still. New life in the Baty bat. Highly appreciated in the Township.
- Well... Polar Pete has gone cold. Not Arctic, ahem, but chilly. He was 3-13 with 2 doubles and no walks on the weekend.
- He's 3 for his last 21 with an OPS of .429. Brrrr.
- It was bound to happen, as white hot as he had been. But let's relight the Alonso fire soon.
Other takeaways include the bullpen executing at B+/A- levels. Stanek has re-added the e to his name, Diaz looks to be gaining momentum, and Dedniel Nunez reduced his ERA from a zillion to 40.50. Kranick and Garrett were porous at times (walks kill), but not dumpster-fire bad.
And finally, here's to Luis Torrens, who shook off his "Warning Track Power" moniker to hit one off the wall (getting there!) for a triple yesterday afternoon, then took a foul tip off his... tip, and lay face down and motionless for a very long time. It always leads the booth to issue sympathetic groans and deal in obvious euphemisms. (Gary: "It hit him in a very bad spot.") Sounds like he's okay. Phew.
2 of 3 from the 1st place Cubs. We will take it. Pirates heading into town now. Don't take them for granted, and maybe let's rev some engines in a sweep before leaving for Yankee Stadium and Fenway? Just an idea.
The Mets are only up a game and a half on the Phils. And the Braves, despite losing one to the Bucs yesterday, are slowly building momentum. They will be there when the season comes down the stretch. Bank on it. Both these teams are among the best in MLB. Your Mets have to keep plugging away.
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