ATLANTA — The Mets appear to be looking for solutions after getting swept by the Atlanta Braves over the weekend.
The defending World Series champs now management the NL East after a dismal displaying by the Mets at Truist Park. The Braves took down Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt in succession, and the Mets bats went chilly. This was a surprising fall for a workforce that led the division by as many as 10 video games in June and the temper within the clubhouse following Sunday night time’s 5-3 loss was a mixture of shock, anger and willpower.
However, nobody appears to know what the Mets did flawed or repair it.
“I would say they executed,” shortstop Francisco Lindor stated. “Hats off to them. Good pitching staff. They did very well.”
“They just flat out beat us this weekend,” first baseman Pete Alonso stated. “They played well. Good for them. Tip your hat.”
“Hats off to them,” outfielder Brandon Nimmo stated. “They’re just peaking at the right time and they’re a good team.”
Gentlemen, the hats are off they usually’ve been off since Friday.
The Mets don’t have a lot time to dissect this collection with the Washington Nationals coming to city Monday for the ultimate three video games of the common season. But let’s begin right here: They scored solely seven runs in three video games, solely had 4 extra-base hits, left 22 runners on base and went 5-for-18 with runners in scoring place.
Manager Buck Showalter thinks some key gamers, like Francisco Lindor, had been urgent on the plate, although Lindor downplayed the notion.
“I don’t know if I would say pressing,” Lindor stated. “I want to be good, but that’s year-long. I had a good game yesterday, today I didn’t have the game that I wanted to.”
Technically, there’s nonetheless an opportunity to win the division. Atlanta has not clinched the title simply but however the Braves are two video games forward with three to play this week in Miami in opposition to the Marlins, so the Mets will need assistance from a workforce that appears as dominant as ever, even when they sweep the Nats.
But it’s a longshot, with the Braves needing solely a single win to take the division and advance to the NLDS. The playoff image for the Mets is coming into focus and it’s a troublesome highway.
The San Diego Padres are the Mets’ most definitely opponent in a wild card spherical that will start Friday at Citi Field. If the Mets advance, they might face the 110-win Los Angeles Dodgers within the NLDS. If they handle to get previous the Dodgers, they may must face the Braves once more within the NLCS.
The workforce is making an attempt to take the teachings discovered from this collection and apply them to the postseason.
“I feel like for a lot of us in this group, and for me, I feel like this is the closest thing to a playoff atmosphere,” Alonso stated. “I feel like we did a good job with getting hits, but I feel like if we get a couple more timely hits in some big spots and have quality at-bats with guys in scoring position, I feel like we can get a little bit better with that.”
Alonso thinks perhaps the shock issue of postseason play will probably be taken out of the equation now and that the first-time playoff gamers can now deal with taking part in and having fun with the second. But there was little enjoyment in Atlanta, solely disappointment.
The Mets are aiming to make use of that as gasoline in opposition to Washington.
“If I know these guys, they’ll rebound and look to make somebody feel their pain,” Showalter stated.
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