Remember when I said that the Mets needed to maintain good defense and starting hitting better with runners in scoring position in the absence of Wright and Davis? Well, this is what happens when you don’t do that. You drop games to teams like the Pirates due to a frustrating to watch collection of poor defense, poor pitching, and bad luck.
These last three days were a showcase for what the Mets would be like without Reyes. Thankfully he’s back tomorrow, and hopefully he’s back next year, and the years after that. This, coupled with how well Turner has played, should keep Willie Harris out of the lineup if not off the team entirely. There’s two big series coming up against teams that will likely compete for the division and the wild card, and it’d be the perfect time to start stringing together wins.
Will they do any of this? Or will they let the injuries and poor play crush them? Only time will tell. There’s a quick turn around for tomorrow’s day game and that could help quickly erase the poor events of these last two games. If they lose they’ll have clinched a non-winning home stand, win and they get a chance to win a series against the Braves to start climbing back to relevancy.
