Mets Sweep Into First Place

With the Mets sweeping the Nationals they lock into a tie with them for first place in the division. Noah Syndergaard looked great through his eight innings of two run ball, striking out nine. The Met offense erupted for five runs on three dingers in the third inning. Granderson and Murphy went back to back and Duda hit a round tripper after Cespedes got his first hit as a Met.

The only two runs off Sundergaard were solo shots off the bats of Anthony Rendon and Yunel Escobar.  Syndergaard again brought heat to today’s game and the Met offense helped provide Syndergaard with his sixth win of the year. Tyler Clippard came in to close the door in the ninth giving Familia some much needed rest and a day off. Clippard looked good in picking up his first save for the Mets.

The Mets go to Miami to take on the Marlins tomorrow to start what should be an easier part of the schedule but there are still 57 games left in the season. The Mets will be versing a few more teams above .500 as well as the Nationals six more times. The Mets are versing the Marlins nine, the Phillies ten and the Braves seven more times. No matter the record it always scares me when the Mets verse those three teams. They always seem to be very competitive games. They also have a three game series against the crosstown rivals, Yankees which is always a competitive series. Hopefully the accusation of Cespedes is enough to keep this offense rolling. 

Duda has been hot and hitting the ball out of the ball park, nine dingers in his last eight games. It was good to see Flores come off the bench and provide a hit. I still think that he should be starting somewhere in that lineup but it’s tough to find a spot for him with Murphy and Uribe needing to get some hacks. Tejada might be the odd man out but Terry Collins seems to want a defensive shortstop over a hitting shortstop. That is fine but it would be nice to see Flores in the lineup on a daily basis for the Mets.

The Mets have finally provided a team that is exciting to watch. They have put a product on the field that Met fans can cheer for. They are starting off a competitive August that Met fans haven't seen in a while.

Let’s go Mets!!!