Call them the smoke and mirror Mets.
Down five projected starters, a few days removed from their manager’s job being believed to be in serious jeopardy, the Mets have put together their first four-game winning streak of the season after beating Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg on consecutive days. Or, to be more accurate, the Nationals bullpen.
As John Sterling would say to his broadcast partner, “That’s baseball, Suzyn.”
The Mets, who placed Jeff McNeil (hamstring) and Robinson Cano (quad) on the injured list before the game a day after Brandon Nimmo (stiff neck) was put on the IL, did the little things at the plate against Strasburg, manufacturing three runs.