Lost among the discussions of how bad the Mets have been—and yes, the results have not been great, mostly due to the inability to score runs—has been the fact that the pitching has indeed improved of late.
Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler especially have taken steps forward. Matz had his second good start in a row this week. He wasn’t quite as effective as he was at Citi Field against the Rockies in his previous start, but he was able to limit the damage and work out of trouble against the Phillies, only allowing a solo home run to Odubel Herrera.