ATLANTA — Now it’s time to get the big boys hitting.
As manager Mickey Callaway evaluates the Mets’ fast start this season, the most surprising aspect might be it has occurred without Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto and Jay Bruce playing near their expected levels.
The trio — the nucleus of the Mets’ lineup — is hitting a combined .199 heading into a three-game series that begins Tuesday against the Cardinals. Conforto has been the best of the group, receiving his walks, and Cespedes has delivered game-winning hits, but Bruce has largely been MIA.
“You look at our record and see what those guys have done and the rest of the guys have stepped up and gotten us where we need to get,” Callaway said before Sunday’s game against the Braves at SunTrust Park was postponed by rain.