The Mets have come down to earth the last week or so, going 6-4 over their last ten games. To add to that, the rest of the NL East is picking up steam. The Braves are the hottest team by far and now sit 10 games over .500. At the bottom of the barrel, the Phillies have gotten to .500 themselves. And all other teams are in between, including the Mets, at 21-19.
This is a bit of disturbing news because of the way the club's been playing lately. They have certainly cooled off from their great start. But now their starting pitching has started to abandon them. Their starting ERA is over 4.50. Over the weekend, Jon Niese and Miguel Batista went only five innings combined. Jeremy Hefner is slated to start in the next rotation since Batista has ended up on the DL. And, as it's been most of the season, the bullpen continues to struggle. Part of it is due to ineffectiveness and part of it is because of fatigue.
A silver lining is that the Mets have not played many of the soft teams in the NL. Most of their games have been against the NL East, which they have done fairly well against, racking up the most division wins so far in the East.
They must capitalize on the weaker opponents. Get the wins that are laying right there in front of them. It's the only way to make the season worth while come August and September. Need to get wins that are right in front of them and not throw any away. They can not afford it. Three games in Pittsburgh this week will hopefully get them on the right track.
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