Fresh off leapfrogging the Braves in the standings, the Mets (61-54) head to Seattle for a three-game set against the (tied for) first-place Mariners (60-56). This trip, the final series in the Mets’ west-coast swing, is against the best team of the batch, with the Mets coming into the weekend having gone four and three thus far on the road trip. After a disappointing weekend series against the Angels where the Mets lost two games by one run apiece, the Mets looked considerably stronger against the Cardinals for their make-up game and the three against the Rockies.
While they were certainly aided by the thin air in Colorado, the Mets’ bats woke up a bit after being so ineffective with runners in scoring position. While they still have work to do in that regard, it was a bit of a relief to see them light up Austin Gomber on Thursday. Too many times this year, the Mets haven’t piled on and taken advantage of the bad teams they’ve played.
The Rockies are a bad team, and it was good to see the Mets get a laffer against a clearly inferior team. While the Mets’ bullpen has been pretty good lately, they are getting some relief (pun intended) with the impending returns of the Re(i/e)d brothers, Reed Garrett and Sean Reid-Foley. There aren’t clear candidates for who gets sent down, but it will likely be some combination of Alex Young and Huascar Brazobán, simply because of their minor league options and lack of standout performances just yet.
Both will likely be back bef.