The 2024 Mets continue to be an incredible story...

The Mets beat the Red Sox in opening game of the homestand to improve to 10 games over .500 and move to within just a 1/2 game back of a Wild Card spot...

Andrew Steele

Sep 03, 2024

What’s Up with the Mets? ⚾️

The Mets returned home in style, opening up the homestand with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Citi Field on Monday night (box)
RHP Luis Severino was money again on the mound, allowing just one earned run on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts
LHP Danny Young and RHP Phil Maton combined to get the job done with two scoreless and hitless innings in the eighth and ninth, walking one and striking out four - Maton became the 10th different Mets reliever to record a save this year
SS Francisco Lindor led the way offensively, going 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI while extending his hit streak to 13 games and his on-base streak to 31 games
OF Brandon Nimmo and C Luis Torrens both hit doubles to give the Mets the lead, before Lindor’s insurance RBI single in the fourth effectively iced the game
Torrens finished with two doubles on the night, going 2-for-3 with one run scored
OF DJ Stewart, back in the lineup with J.D. Martinez on the paternity list, went 1-for-3 with a single and one run scored
The Mets have now won five straight, 13 of their last 19 games and are a season-high 10 games over .500 with a 74-64 record

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Playoff Race 🏁

After winning their fifth straight on Monday, and improving to a season-high 10 games over .500, the Mets are now just a 1/2 game back of the Braves for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.

The Mets are also just three games behind the Diamondbacks for the second Wild Card berth.

There are 24 games remaining.

Per FanGraphs, the Mets have a 36.1% chance of making the postseason.

New York has the eighth hardest schedule in MLB the rest of the way.

Tiebreakers:

vs. ATL: 5-5
vs. ARI: 4-3 (finished)
vs. SD: 5-2 (finished)
vs. SF: 2-4 (finished)
vs. CHC: 4-3 (finished)
vs. STL 4-2 (finished)

Injury Updates 🏥

RHP Kodai Senga (left calf strain) could return off the IL before the end of the regular season, and could be used out of the bullpen
RHP Christian Scott (sprained right UCL) has been mixing pitches off the slope of a mound and hopes to get off the mound for a bullpen session soon. Scott remains hopeful he can pitch again this season

Roster Moves 📰

DH J.D. Martinez placed on Paternity List
DH / OF DJ Stewart recalled from Triple-A Syracuse

How Bout’ Them Mets?! 📈

When play began on May 30, the Mets were 22-33 on the season. They are 52-31 since, which is tied with the Diamondbacks for the best record in baseball during that span
For just the second time in franchise history, the Mets have gone from being 10 games under .500 to 10 games over in a single season. The only other time was in 2019
Since dropping a series to the A’s in August, the Mets have won 12 of their last 17 games
The Mets are now 39-39 against teams over .500. They were 14-25 against such teams on May 30, but are 25-14 since

Who’s Hot 🔥

Mets starting pitchers own a stellar 1.44 ERA over their last five games. Furthermore, since June 13, Mets starters have the best ERA in the NL with a 3.66 mark
Francisco Lindor extended his on-base streak to 31 games on Monday. During that span, he’s hitting .328/.376/.573 with 43 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, seven home runs, 18 RBIs and 24 runs scored. Lindor also has a 13-game hitting streak, during which he’s hitting .352/.397/.741 with 19 hits, six doubles, five home runs, nine RBIs and 12 runs scored

Down on the Farm 🌾

2B Rowdey Jordan (Double-A): 2-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR
OF Alex Ramírez (No. 26 prospect, Double-A): 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 2B

Triple-A Syracuse, High-A Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie were all off on Monday

BOX SCORE

Double-A BNG

Today’s Game 🗓

Match-up: Mets (74-64) vs. Red Sox (70-68)

Where: Citi Field - Flushing, NY

Starters: LHP David Peterson (8-1, 2.83 ERA) vs. RHP Kutter Crawford (8-12, 4.12 ERA)

When: 7:10 PM EDT

Where to Watch: SNY / TBS (Out-Of-Market Only)

The 2024 New York Mets are one hell of an incredible story…✍️

When play began on May 30, the Mets were 22-33 on the season and were imploding from within.

The season looked over before June had even arrived.

In the eyes of many, the Mets were already dead and we were consigned to a long, tough summer in Queens.

However, life can come at you fast. Things can change on a dime.

Just ask Ferris Bueller.

That’s especially the case in baseball.

Since May 30, the Mets are an impressive 52-31, which is tied with the Diamondbacks for the best record in baseball during that span.

Talk about an impressive turnaround.

And, despite an up-and-down second half of the year, in which this team has tripped over themselves on more than one occasion, New York is now a season-high 10 games over .500.

Furthermore, the Mets have won 12 of their last 17 games and have survived some back-breaking losses and an excruciating travel schedule.

Despite having their teeth kicked in by both the Padres and the Diamondbacks in heartbreaking fashion, the Mets have hauled themselves off the canvas each and every time to keep on rolling.

As a result, and after beating the Red Sox on Monday thanks to some dominant pitching from a locked-in Luis Severino, coupled with some clutch hitting and more Francisco Lindor brilliance, the Mets are now winners of five straight and are just 1/2 game back of the Braves for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.

That is pretty remarkable given that some were proclaiming the Mets dead as recently as last week.

But, in essence, that’s why the 2024 New York Mets are an incredible story.

And the ending hasn’t even been written yet. This ball club has been written off so many times yet, somehow, some way, they keep finding ways to hang on in there.

Despite being seemingly dead and buried heading into June, the Mets were able to embark on a stretch of elite winning baseball to breathe new life into their postseason hopes and dreams. They’ve navigated a tricky trend of euphoric highs and crushing lows since the All-Star break.

Three games behind the Braves heading into the weekend, the Mets are now breathing down Atlanta’s neck with 24 games to play.

Their playoff odds have nearly doubled in a three-day span.

Of course, it helps when you have an elite star on your team leading the charge in Francisco Lindor. The shortstop is having his best season as a Met by far, putting together a hugely impressive MVP campaign.

Lindor extended his on-base streak to 31 games and his hitting streak to 13 straight games in Monday night’s win. He also matched his hits total (153) from 2023 in 22 fewer games. He leads the National League with 7.0 fWAR, 4/10 of a point higher than Shohei Ohtani.

Still, he’s currently hitting .271/.342/.493/.835 with 29 homers, 36 doubles, 25 stolen bases and 81 RBIs, Lindor is playing like a true MVP.

Now, given that Ohtani is currently doing God-like things for the Dodgers and is on the verge of joining the 50-50 club, Lindor will likely have to settle for second place in National League MVP voting. However, there is no doubt that Lindor has been the Mets’ MVP given the way he’s carried this team. His 2024 season has been a spectacular story on its own, and it is a year we likely won’t soon forget.

And, this is a discussion for another day, anyway.

We also shouldn’t forget what the Mets have been able to achieve in 2024, no matter how the year ends.

After all, to rise from the dead so many times is damn impressive. No matter how many times this team has been counted out, they’ve found a way to stay alive and make things interesting.

With 24 games remaining, it seems that the sky is the limit for these Mets, who appear to be hitting their last stride at just the right time.

From being one of the worst teams in baseball going into June to now pulling back to a 1/2 game out of a Wild Card spot just days after being three games out, the 2024 New York Mets continue to amaze at every turn.

This truly has been a remarkable season.

We now wait in anticipation to see what comes next.

Around the League 🚩

Shohei Ohtani racked up three stolen bases to move a giant step closer to reaching the 50-50 club as the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks, 11-6
Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio hit a grand-slam to help power Milwaukee to a 9-3 win over the Cardinals - it was his 18th homer of the year
Joe Musgrove tossed six innings of shutout ball to help the Padres past the Tigers in a 3-0 win
Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen both homered in the eighth inning to help wipe out a 3-0 deficit and lead the Pirates past the red-hot Cubs