The NY Mets have played 11 games in 2019 and while their start isn’t like it was in 2018, they’ve had plenty of bright moments so far … led by reigning CY Young Jacob deGrom and rookie slugger Pete Alonso. After an impressive 5-2 start, the Mets had a couple of weirdly-timed off days and after starting off the week with a win, had a couple of tough losses. Noah Syndergaard expressed his displeasure that the Mets played their day-time home opener the day after a road-night game:
Syndergaard:“Losing doesn’t feel good, but I don’t think we were in the proper situation to win the ballgame based on the rest of the guys, sleep, and travel….
Reporter: Would you guys have rather played tonight?
Syndergaard: Tonight, or a day game yesterday. Would have been nice.”
The Mets were able to bounce back yesterday and remain tied for first place with the Braves and Phillies in the NL East, with the Braves and Phillies on deck! Let’s take a look at how week number two played out for the NY Mets:
Mets Record
| Week | Win-Loss |
|---|---|
| Last Week (Apr 6-10) | 2-2 |
| 2019 Season | 7-4 |
| 2018 Season (Thru 11 games) | 10-1 |
NL East Standings
| EAST | RECORD | GB | STK |
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7-4 | – | W3 |
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7-4 | – | W1 |
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7-4 | – | L2 |
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6-5 | 1 | W2 |
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3-9 | 4½ | L3 |
*As of 4/11/19
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
BROADWAY 🌟 OF THE WEEK
Pete Alonso, 1B
LAST WEEK
| AVG | HR | RBI |
| .400 | 4 | 8 |
’19 SEASON
| AVG | HR | RBI |
| .366 | 5 | 15 |
The NY Mets have found their slugger! First baseman Pete Alonso has been the guy the Mets needed so far early on, leading the team in home runs, runs batted in, and OPS. Alonso was especially hot this past week, slugging at least one home run in three straight games. If Alonso can keep this up, good things will be in store for the Amazins.
🆘 SEND HELP
Zack Wheeler, SP
LAST WEEK
| W-L | IP | ERA |
| 0-1 | 4⅔ | 13.50 |
’19 SEASON
| W-L | IP | ERA |
| 0-2 | 9⅔ | 10.24 |
Zack Wheeler is supposed to be the key starter in the rotation for the Mets but he has started the year poorly in his first two starts. Wheeler has had an interesting start to his career. You can clearly see the talent he possesses, however, he has too many instances where he gives up way too many runs. Hopefully he can turn it around.
Game Results
Mets Box Scores
Game 8: Washington @ NY Mets
Sat, April 6, 2019 | Citi Field | 1:05 PM ET
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5 |
6 |
| 3-4 | 6-2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 |
WP: J. Familia (2-0), LP: T. Shipp, (0-1), SV: E. Díaz (4)
BATTING
2B: Alonso (5), Conforto (2)
HR: J. Davis 2 (2); Conforto (1); Alonso (2), R. Canó (2)
RBI: J. Davis 2 (4); Conforto (1); Broxton (1), Canó (4); Alonso (8)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Matz 103-65; Gsellman 20-12; Wilson 17-9; Familia 29-19; Diáz 10-7
Strikeouts: Matz 8; Familia 2; Diáz 1
Game 9: Washington @ NY Mets
Sun, April 7, 2019 | Citi Field | 1:10 PM ET
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12 |
9 |
| 4-4 | 6-3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
WP: M. Scherzer (1-2), LP: Z. Wheeler (0-1)
BATTING
2B: Alonso (6); Conforto (3); Nimmo (1)
HR: Conforto (2); Alonso (3)
RBI: Alonso 3 (11); Conforto 3 (4); McNeil (4); Nimmo (2); Ramos (6)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Wheeler 103-51; Peterson 44-22; Avilan 28-14; Gsellman 7-5; Lugo 16-11
Strikeouts: Wheeler 2; Peterson 2; Avilan 1; Gsellman 1; Lugo 3
Game 10: Minnesota @ NY Mets
Tue, April 9, 2019 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM ET
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14 |
9 |
| 6-3 | 6-4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
WP: T. Hildenberger (2-0), LP: J. deGrom (2-1)
BATTING
2B: Conforto (4); Rosario (2); Nimmo (2)
HR: Nimmo (1); Conforto (3); Alonso 2 (5)
RBI: Alonso 3 (14); d’Arnaud (1); Rosario (6); McNeil (5); Conforto (5)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: deGrom 97-64; Lugo 26-19; Avilan 18-10; Gsellman 21-12; Vargas 16-11
Strikeouts: deGrom 3; Lugo 1; Avilan 1; Gsellman 1; Vargas 1
Game 11: Minnesota @ NY Mets
Wed, April 10, 2019 | Citi Field | 7:05 PM ET
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6 |
9 |
| 6-4 | 7-4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | x | 9 | 5 | 0 |
WP: N. Syndergaard (1-1), LP: J. Odorizzi (0-2)
BATTING
RBI: Alonso (15); Cano (5); Conforto 3 (8); McNeil (6); Nimmo (4); Ramos (8)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Syndergaard 98-71; Familia 16-11; Diaz 20-15
Strikeouts: Syndergaard 7; Diaz 3
Mets Stat Leaders
Pete Alonso | 1B
.366 AVG | 5 HR | 15 RBI
Jacob deGrom | SP
2-1 | 3.18 ERA | 27 SO
Hitting
Batting Average
| Rk | Player | Avg |
| 1 | D. Smith, 1B | .417 |
| 2 | M. Conforto, LF | .372 |
| 3 | W. Ramos, C | .371 |
| 4 | J. McNeil, 2B | .367 |
| 5 | P. Alonso, 1B | .250 |
*Min 12 At-Bats
Home Runs
| Rk | Player | HR |
| 1 | P. Alonso, 1B | 5 |
| 2 | M. Conforto, LF | 3 |
| T3 | R. Canó, 2B | 2 |
| T3 | J. Davis, 3B | 2 |
| T5 | J. deGrom, SP | 1 |
Runs Batted In
| Rk | Player | RBI |
| 1 | P. Alonso, 1B | 15 |
| T2 | M. Conforto, LF | 8 |
| T2 | W. Ramos, C | 8 |
| T4 | J. McNeil, 2B | 6 |
| T4 | A. Rosario, SS | 6 |
On Base + Slugging %
| Rk | Player | OPS |
| 1 | P. Alonso, 1B | 1.313 |
| 2 | M. Conforto, LF | 1.134 |
| 3 | J. McNeil, 2B | .972 |
| 4 | D. Smith, 1B | .917 |
| 5 | J. Davis, 3B | .895 |
Pitching
Earned Run Average
| Rk | Player | ERA |
| 1 | S. Matz, SP | 0.87 |
| 2 | J. Wilson, RP | 1.59 |
| 3 | E. Diaz, CP | 1.93 |
| 4 | J. deGrom, SP | 3.18 |
| 5 | R. Gsellman, RP | 4.50 |
*Min 4.0 Innings Pitched
Strike Outs
| Rk | Player | SO |
| 1 | J. deGrom, SP | 27 |
| 2 | N. Syndergaard, SP | 20 |
| 3 | S. Matz, SP | 11 |
| T4 | S. Lugo, RP | 9 |
| T4 | Z. Wheeler, SP | 9 |
Innings Pitched
| Rk | Player | IP |
| 1 | N. Syndergaard, SP | 19 |
| 2 | J. deGrom | 17 |
| 3 | S. Matz, SP | 10⅓ |
| 4 | Z. Wheeler, SP | 9⅔ |
| 5 | S. Lugo, RP | 6⅔ |
Walks + Hits per IP
| Rk | Player | WHIP |
| 1 | J. Wilson, RP | 0.71 |
| 2 | N. Syndergaard, SP | 0.79 |
| 3 | E. Díaz, CP | 1.07 |
| 4 | J. deGrom, SP | 1.12 |
| 5 | S. Matz | 1.16 |
Full stats available on Baseball Reference
Mets Look Ahead
| Date | Opp | Probable Starter | |
| Thu, 4/11 | @ |  |
S. Matz (0-0, 0.87 ERA, 11 SO) |
| Fri, 4/12 | @ | |
Z. Wheeler (0-1, 10.24 ERA, 9 SO) |
| Sat, 4/13 | @ | |
J. Vargas (1-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 SO) |
| Sun, 4/14 | @ | |
J. deGrom (2-1, 3.18 ERA, 27 SO |
| Mon, 4/15 | @ |  |
N. Syndergaard (1-1, 4.74 ERA, 20 SO) |
| Tue, 4/16 | @ |
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S. Matz (0-0, 0.87 ERA, 11 SO) |
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