Starting on August 4th, the Mets won 4 of 5 against the Atlanta Braves. After sweeping the Reds in three, the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1.So far, so good.
Then things got tense. The Braves beat the Mets three out of four in Atlanta. In the first two games, the Mets lost their starting pitchers to injury in the early innings. Max Scherzer prevailed in game three, and we expected Jacob deGrom to do the same in the fourth game. A spilt would have been a success under the circumstances. But the Mets lost deGrom's game 2-3. As a Mets fan, you may think that everything bad is going to happen to the team.
I was worried heading into Philadelphia. Entering the fourth game today, the Mets were up 2-1. Today was the debut of two Mets pitchers. The first gave up four runs in first inning. The Mets came back, then the Phillies hit another three-run homer. Mark Canha to the rescue. His first home run tied the game in the the seventh, and his second was the go ahead run in the top of the ninth. Nimmo provided a needed insurance run: the Mets won 10-9.
The Mets record is now .642, second best in the majors. They're heading into a two games series against the Yankees. Apparently they have a relatively easy September schedule. I hope they can take advantage of that and rest a few players (even those who don't want to be rested.)
LGM!
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