Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Marlins 4 (7/22/24)

After a seeming three-game hangover, the offense busted out for the first time in the second half, producing 11 hits and three home runs en route to a 6-4 win over the Marlins Monday night in Miami. The Mets split their four-game set against their division rival and finish this weak part of their schedule [...]

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Mets’ scuffling offense helps mask the real problem

The Mets’ offense was so good for so long that it became okay to imagine that it could overcome mediocre starting pitching. Then the second half started against a Marlins squad that had six starting pitchers on the IL and the Mets’ offense went into hibernation. Normally, you would shrug your shoulders and say something [...]

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