Last night the Marlins stopped the Mets winning streak at 5 games and in a rough fashion. The Marlins were leading the whole game until the Mets made a comeback and took the lead late. The Marlins then scored a run due to an error (runner got on base from the error) in the bottom of the 8th and then blew the save and lead in the bottom of the ninth.
Not to oversell the meaning of this game, which is easy to do, today’s game was going to be a test of heart for the Mets. The Mets have showed a lot of heart, especially with coming back in games, but the Mets have had a habit this year of getting on small slides. It is easy to conceive the idea that they way the Mets lost last night’s game could cause a slide.
Instead the Mets came out swinging. The team just racked up hit after hit after hit today. Wright even improved his BA over .400 for the season.
What the Mets really showed today is fundamentals as they ran the bases extremely well. Bouncing back after games like last night, good hitting, good pitching and at the core, good fundamentals is what gets teams to the playoffs at the end of the year.
The Mets are quickly approaching the deadline to be considered a “real” contender (end of May), and they are doing so pushing all the right buttons. LGM2012!
