This Friday the New York Mets began the series at home against the San Francisco Giants, which began with a new defeat for the New York team with a 5-4 score. This new fall for those from Queens means the number 46 of the year, leaving them with 10 more losses than victories just in the middle of the season.
The Mets led the game 4-2 at the bottom of the seventh inning, but a three-run rally by the Bahía team turned the score around for the visit at the start of the series that will last through Sunday.
The position of the Mets in their Division is unfavorable, since they are located in the fourth box, 18.5 games behind the leadership that the Atlanta Braves maintain with a wide advantage. The situation of the franchise is worrisome, they have only won 4 of the last 20 games.
The Mets have the third-worst offense in the entire National League with a .238 average, second only to the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres in this department. While in pitching, their collective ERA amounts to 4.56, being the fifth worst in their league.
This midseason performance is alarming for a team that has the highest payroll in all of Major League Baseball, and while owner Steven Cohe recently claimed to be patient and not rush into decisions, the team must move pieces if it wants to get into trouble. playoffs.
Last season the Mets won 101 games, if this year they want to repeat a similar feat they must win 55% of the games they have left; that is to say 44 of the remaining 80 games of the regular season.
He seems confident of rebounding
After the loss against the Giants, the manager of the Mets, Buck Showalter, was confident in his team and said he did not doubt the potential of the squad to reverse the situation they are going through. “More difficult things have been overcome. I tell you what, I wouldn’t doubt these guys. And if someone does it, they are making a mistake,” said the strategist.
The Queens ninth will have another two games against the Giants to close the three-game series before embarking on a trip to the Western Division to face two series; one against the Arizona D-Backs and then against the San Diego Padres.
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