The Mets headed into the All-Star break strong, winning two of three in a crucial series against the Braves in Atlanta and then taking three out of four from the Cubs in Chicago. Even more impressively, the Mets managed to win the Braves series without two of their All-Stars in Jeff McNeil and Starling Marte. The former has struggled a bit since returning from the paternity list, but the latter has picked up right where he left off and heads into the break with a hot bat. The Cubs series was a slog with a doubleheader on Saturday in which the two teams played 21 total innings of baseball, but the Mets pulled off a sweep of that twin bill thanks to some sparkling defense, strong pitching, and taking advantage of miscues by the opposition.
Mets Player Performance Meter: Position players, July 11-17
