Sunday’s first half-finale against the Washington Nationals represented the 2018 New York Mets quite well. A solid start from Corey Oswalt went wasted for two reasons.
One of them is the poor performance of the bullpen. Anthony Swarzak walked both batters he faced before Tim Peterson took the mound and allowed the game to slip away. An even more regular occurrence, we saw the Mets bats go silent.
The Mets could only must two hits until the ninth inning. This kept their batting average at a National League low of .