The Mets needed a game like this. Coming off a loss to the Nationals earlier in the day, the team put up an eight-run fifth inning that turn a slim deficit into a significant lead and went on to win the game.
Max Scherzer was very good in his start, a step in the right direction in a season that’s already seen him perform poorly, get suspended, and miss time with an injury. Scherzer threw five innings, gave up one run one two hits, struck out six, and walked two. That gives him a 4.88 ERA on the season, a number that’s still far too high but is at least on the right side of five.