After a very poor series in Houston, the Mets are now home for the week and then remain on the East Coast and hopefully will be able to get them back on the winning track. It's not going to be easy as they welcome in the young, left arms of the Diamondbacks and then head back to Philadelphia before going to Miami the first time.
The Mets should be able to get a boost back in their lineup with Lucas Duda, who missed the last three games due to the flu. First on the team in home runs and near the top in RBI, Duda's lefty bat in the lineup was sorely missed in Houston as the Mets only scored seven runs in the three game set.
Another question that will be addressed in the upcoming days is what to do with Mike Pelfrey's pitching spot. Chris Schwinden has taken his place the last two times through the rotation and stunk up the joint in each outing so I do not see how he can get another outing. Jeremy Hefner seems to be the logical choice from the minors since both Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins have strongly said prospect Matt Harvey is not ready yet.
The Mets are still over .500 for the season and playing better than most expect. They just need to right their ship soon to stay on that path.
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