Zack Wheeler made a nice bounce back start but got no support from his lineup or bullpen as the Mets dropped the second game of the series 4-1 in St. Louis . Wheeler allowed two runs in six innings and though he scattered eight hits, he only walked one and struck out five and got [...]
The Mets’ patience in waiting for Granderson’s breakout was a result of more than just Collins’ faith that his perennially slow-starting power hitter would again heat up. Though Granderson’s classically outward-facing stats such as average, OPS and home runs were all abysmal after the season’s first month, his underlying advanced metrics showed good process. Granderson [...]
There's been a lot of chatter recently about the Mets defensive woes after Terry Collins essentially called his team on it this week. "When you're a team that relies on pitching the way we do, that's built the way we are, it's disappointing when your defense isn't sharp," he noted before the Mets' rained-out game [...]