Yesterday’s ugly loss to the Marlins put the Mets in a place they had avoided for almost the entirety of the 2022 season: second place. It was their fourth loss to a bad team over the past week, so it’s understandable that between that fact and their newfound place looking up in the division standings, some fans were getting more than a bit concerned. Both the team and its fans needed a resounding rebound win to ease their spirits, and the baseball gods cooperated. The Mets offense had one of their most impressive showings of the season and Carlos Carrasco made an impressive bounce-back from his disappointing start last week,
The Mets once again got off to a rough start tonight, as they failed to score against Marlins starter Pablo López in the first inning despite recording three hits (the first one was erased on a double play by Francisco Lindor, the second one he’s hit into in as many days).