A lot of encouraging signs from the Mets
The Mets showed a lot of grit in their comeback win over the Giants on Sunday
What’s Up with the Mets? ⚾️
The Mets came from behind to defeat the Giants 5-2 on Sunday in San Francisco (box)
RHP Kodai Senga started for the Mets and was once again excellent, allowing just two runs into the sixth inning before tiring out - he struck out seven while allowing two walks and two earned runs in 5.2 IP
1B Mark Vientos got the Mets offense going early with an RBI single, but the Mets biggest inning of the day came in the eighth thanks to a two-run double from Luis Torrens, an error by Matt Chapman that plated Mark Vientos, and an RBI double from Marcus Semien
RHPs Huascar Brazobán, Luke Weaver and Devin Williams combined for 3.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, while Williams earned his second save of the year
The Mets did leave nine runners on-base on Sunday, but were 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position
CF Luis Robert Jr. stole his first two bases of the season, and OF Jared Young went 3-for-3 and had an outfield assist
Injury Updates 🏥
UTL Brett Baty was scratched from Sunday’s lineup with a sore thumb — he is day-to-day
Play of the Game ⭐️
With the Mets down a run with one out in the eighth inning, Luis Torrens lined an opposite-field, two-run double to give the Mets the lead. The Mets would tack on two more in the inning, but Torrens’ double was the indisputable turning point of the game on Sunday.
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Down on the Farm 🌾
RHP Carl Edwards Jr. (AAA): 5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
INF Jackson Cluff (AAA): 3-for-4, 2B, HR, R, RBI
BOX SCORES
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Today’s Game 🗓
The Mets are off on Monday. They open a three-game series with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Citi Field.
Encouraging signs all over the place for the Mets! ✍️
Sunday was one of the better and most encouraging games for the Mets in the early part of the 2026 season.
Sure, the Mets pounded the Giants and pitched really well on Friday and Saturday. But Sunday was always going to be a tall task for the club considering they were going up against Logan Webb, who is one of the best pitchers in the game and looked every bit of it during his outing on Sunday.
Webb did what he normally does. He got a lot of quick outs, got the Mets to pound the ball into the ground, and outside of one blip in the second inning, put together a long and outstanding outing against the Mets. The problem with someone like Webb is he’s hard to knock out since he is able to induce a lot of early count outs. That’s why he’s always able to pitch deep into games, like he did on Sunday, and be among the league leaders in innings pitched year after year.
But Kodai Senga was up to the task.
He was brilliant for the first five innings on Sunday before he appeared to hit a wall and fade in the sixth inning. He didn’t have that 98 mph fastball consistently today, presumably because he was working on four days’ rest, but he was 96-97 mph and his ghost fork was working brilliantly all day long. He’s going to have to figure out how to avoid the wall he hit while working into the latter parts of games as the season goes on - the Mets are not going to pitch him once a week the way they did before, but if today was any indication, he is taking steps in the right direction to put together good starts end-to-end on regular rest. And for him to pitch nose-to-nose with Webb and give this team a chance to do what they did late in this one.
So again, a very encouraging sign for this club.
Another encouraging sign, of course, was Mark Vientos’ rejuvenation at the plate. He seems to perform at his best when his job is on the line, and he has been not only a pleasant surprise over the first ten games of this season but a true threat again who appears poised and confident at the plate. He was in the middle of two critical runs in this game and now has his OPS up to 1.236, by far the best on the team over the first ten games.
Of course, that’s not sustainable. He’s going to hit a snag at some point and probably soon. The question and challenge ahead for Vientos will be how he navigates that slump whenever that comes. But a lot of players who were on the downward trajectory Vientos was on end up in an endless abyss. Vientos has clearly embraced the challenge that’s in front of him. Remember— he was a legit DFA candidate as recently as the first week of the season. Now, he’s playing every day and, for the time being anyway, playing a big part in the club’s success.
Kudos to him for his positive attitude, making physical adjustments, and earning his way back into relevance.
Then, of course, there was the club’s eighth-inning rally, which earned the Mets a good-feeling comeback win. And once again, there was Luis Torrens doing something big for this team.
Torrens always seems to be in the middle of winning with this team. Whether it’s a clutch throw or a block from behind the plate or a big hit like the go-ahead two-run double he stroked the opposite way in the eighth inning on Sunday. He’s this invaluable resource the Mets essentially swiped away from the Yankees two years ago when they dumped Omar Narváez that May, and he’s been a godsend for this team. Whether he’s backing up Francisco Álvarez or playing every day when Álvarez has been hurt, Torrens has emerged as one of the most integral glue guys for this team and an invaluable player on both sides of the ball.
It’s also worth mentioning the Mets came back in an inspiring way on Sunday while pounding the Giants on Friday and Saturday without Juan Soto. Sure, it’s the Giants and it doesn’t really take that much offense to beat them right now, but not having Soto for any stretch of games is never good. Hopefully, he’s back when the Mets open their series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, but the Mets are proving their lineup can be deep and dynamic even when key pieces miss some time.
So yeah, that’s encouraging in and of itself.
The Mets, of course, need to get Francisco Lindor going, who has had a rough first ten games on both sides of the ball. I don’t think it’s so much the recovery from hand surgery that’s hampering him as much as it could be a lack of a full and normal spring training. There’s a certain standard expected with Lindor given how good he is and how important he’s become to this franchise, but he’s less than two months removed from hand surgery, albeit a minor procedure. Yes, it was a six-week return-to-competition process for him, and he met that goal, but that’s just the beginning for him - it’s clearly just going to take him some time to get comfortable again out there. He’s never going to make any excuses - he’s a gamer and accountable for his performance, which is always appreciated and respectable.
Lastly, I’ll be interested to see how Carson Benge’s situation develops over the next week or two. He’s ice cold at the plate, his approach isn’t particularly good, and it just looks like the game is moving way too fast for him at the plate right now. Again, we will see, but I think the next run of games will be important for him in terms of how the Mets might handle his near-term development.
A good week might go a long way for him.
Around the League 🚩
The Dodgers rallied from five runs down to beat the Nationals, 8-6
The White Sox swept the Blue Jays with a 3-0 win on Sunday — they got six shutout innings from Davis Martin in the win
The Astros placed Hunter Brown on the injured list with a shoulder issue, and they lost a slugfest to the A’s in West Sacramento on a walk-off 12-10
There were three hits combined between the Cubs and Guardians on Sunday, but the Cubs survived and won 1-0 thanks to a Miguel Amaya RBI single in the eighth
The Pirates swept the Orioles with an 8-2 win - Ryan O’Hearn drove in four runs as the Pirates moved to 6-3 on the year
I've always contended that Torrenz was a very good player & valuable to the Mets....he can hit, and the opposition is terrified to run against him. He may tire in August but many do. Nows the time to pile up the wins if possible.
I'm thinking the 3 salient things about this team over these first 10 games are: the rejuvenation of Vientos and Robert and good performances by the starters in 9 out of 10 games. Like quite a few others, I had started to think Vientos was a lost cause...guess we need to give Stearns some credit for sticking with him. Other very gratifying developments include Semien not being an automatic out and Alvarez hitting. Also, from what I've seen, Semien's defense is as advertised, a "vacuum cleaner".