Mets Clubhouse Volume IV: Week of 5-9-22

By Monte Perez

The New York Mets enter the Week of May 9^th with a 20-10 record, and they are in 1^st place in the National League East. The Atlanta Braves are in 2nd place with a 14-16 record.

On Mother’s Day, Pete Alonso homered twice, and Chris Bassitt allowed 1 run in 5 2/3 innings, helping the Mets defeat the Phillies, 6-1. New York became the 1^st team in the majors to reach 20 wins on the season.

Alonso, Francisco Lindor, and Starling Marte have a combined 15 home runs and 64 runs batting in. Jeff McNeil, Travis Jankowski, and Mark Canha are all hitting over .311.

Mets offense:

• 1^st in on-base percentage.
• 7^th in runs per game, (4.5).
• 2^nd in hits per game, (8.6)
• 3^rd in batting average, (.256)

New York has dropped from 2^nd in stolen bases to 18^th. Manager Buck Showalter needs to continue to be aggressive on the base path and steal bases to create runs.

The pitching staff has been just as good as advertised. Tylor Megill, Bassitt and Max Scherzer all have 4 wins. Closer Edwin Diaz has 6 saves, 21 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.50 in 12 games. He looks sharp early in the season.

Mets Pitchers:

• 3^rd in opposing batting average, .208.
• 2^nd in strikeouts per 9 innings, (10.04).
• 5^th in ERA, 3.24
• 2^nd in WHIP (Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched), 1.06.

News and Notes:

The Mets released Robinson Cano prior to the game. Cano was designated for assignment despite nearly $45 million remaining on his contract. This was the right move to make. Cano was batting .195 on the season.

Upcoming Schedule:

5-10 @ Nationals

5-11 @ Nationals

5-12 @ Nationals

5-13 Home vs Mariners

5-14 Home vs Mariners

5-15 Home vs Mariners

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