The New York Mets are finally home after their best road trip of the season, even with a little stumble at the end. They wrapped up their time away with a solid 6-3 record, and now they’re set to face off against the Washington Nationals again. It was a pretty good run for the Mets, who had started off by winning six of their first seven games on that trip.
Road Trip Rollercoaster: Highs and Lows for the Mets
Honestly, this road trip was a total tale of two different teams, but that’s not exactly shocking for the Mets this year. They started strong, scoring five runs in the very first inning of one game, capped off by a Brett Baty grand slam, which led to an 8-5 win. They even put up seven runs in the first three innings of another game in Atlanta. But then, the offense just… vanished. After that hot start, they only managed four more runs across the next 24 innings, dropping the last two games to the Braves, 4-0 on Tuesday and 6-3 on Wednesday. The Wednesday game saw three solo shots from Luis Torrens, Luis Robert Jr., and Bo Bichette, but that was it after getting shut out the day before. The pitching, though? It held up! Nolan McLean and Zach Thornton both tossed quality starts in those losses, which is huge in the Atlanta heat.
These Mets Bats Are Heating Up, And The Nats Should Be Scared
Despite those tough endings, the offense has been the real story since August 4. Get this: The Mets have blasted the most home runs in the league with 17, they’ve got the second-highest wRC+ at 130, and the third-highest OPS at .830. They’ve also put up the third-most runs with 53! It’s like last August all over again, the bats just come alive with the warmer weather. Two guys absolutely crushed it on this road trip: Luis Torrens led the team with three homers in just five games, slashing an insane .462/.563/1.154 with a 346 wRC+. And Carson Benge? He was a total catalyst, hitting .394/.444/.667 with two homers, seven runs scored, and six RBI in eight games.
So, the Mets are back in Queens to take on the Nats. This series is a big one, especially since the Mets have struggled against them all year, dropping four out of seven matchups. They even lost two of three back in April and split a four-game set in D.C. in May. But with the bats finally awake and these key players stepping up, you gotta be hyped for what this series could bring!
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Originally reported by Amazin’ Avenue.
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