The Mets came into today in a tie for first place in the East with the Braves, the first time since April where they haven’t been alone in first place. They had also dropped three straight to two of the worst teams in the league, so they had a lot to prove coming into today’s doubleheader. Luckily, they had Chris Bassitt taking the mound for the first game, who has been one of their most consistent starters of late.
The Mets hit the ground running in the first. A Brandon Nimmo single and Pete Alonso double got them going early, and a Jeff McNeil sacrifice fly got Nimmo in for the Mets first run.