While the week started with a walk-off victory and a two-game sweep of the Orioles that lengthened the Mets’ winning streak to seven games, the weekend unfolded disastrously in St. Petersburg. The Mets were swept, they played bad baseball, and several players went down with injuries.
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Albert Almora Jr. logged three hitless at-bats this week before a collision with the outfield wall landed him on the injured list. It could have been worse for Almora than the bruised shoulder he was diagnosed with; he seems to have dodged a bullet and will hopefully be back soon.