Mets Series in Review: vs. Marlins

Daniel Murphy gets his All-Star Game jersey before tonights game #Mets pic.twitter.com/FgHvrKOt4U
— #ImWithTowels (@MetsKevin11) July 11, 2014

Dates: July 11-13

Results: Sweep 3

 W 7-1, W 5-4, W 9-1

Current Record: 45-50, 7 GB in East, 7 GB in Wild Card

Recaps:

Friday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

Saturday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

Sunday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

MVMet: David Wright, Dubz, Captain America, #5 on the Mets and #1 in our hearts, had a big impact on both Friday nights’ game and Sunday afternoon’s game. He didn’t always have the best numbers throughout the first half, but he has been awesome since getting some rest to nurse his shoulder. Hopefully the rest during the All-Star break keeps him fresh, and Terry Collins has finally learned to give more occasional off days to his best player.

LVMet: I almost feel like not choosing an LVMet when they sweep, and sometimes there might not be, but the Mets lone All-Star representative for 2014, Daniel Murphy, didn’t contribute much offensively over the first two games, and grounded into a double play in the 7^th inning of Saturday’s game, temporarily halting the Mets momentum. He did have an impressive catch to keep that game tied though.

Statistics:

Mets Player	Performance
Curtis Granderson	4-12, 2 R, 2B (16), RBI (43), BB, SB (7), SO
Daniel Murphy	1-8, R, 2 SO, GIDP
David Wright	6-11, 4 R, 2 2B (24), HR (8), 4 RBI (48), 2 BB, 2 SO, E (11)
Lucas Duda	3-13, 2 R, 2B (21), HR (14), 3 RBI (49), 3 SO
Travis ∂’Arnaud	2-7, 2 R, 2B (8), BB
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	2-7, 2 R, 2B (7), 3B (1), SO
Juan Lagares	5-13, R, 2B (15), 3 RBI (23), 2 SO
Ruben Tejada	1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI (21), 2 BB, SAC, GIDP
Chris Young*	3-3, 2 R, HR (8), 4 RBI (27), 2 BB, SF
Eric Campbell	2-5, R, RBI (10), BB, 2 SO
Anthony Recker	1-5, RBI (14), SO
Eric Young Jr.	2 SB (25)
Zack Wheeler (W, 5-8, 3.90 ERA)	6.2 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 114 Pitches (75 Strikes), 10 GO (1-2, RBI (2), SAC, SO)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (3.55 ERA)	6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 10 SO, HR, 120 Pitches (77 Strikes), 4 GO  (0-1, SAC, SO)
Jacob ∂eGrom (W, 3-5, 3.18 ERA)	7 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BB, 8 SO, 113 Pitches (71 Strikes), 4 GO: 3 FO (1-3, RBI (1))
Josh Edgin (1.76 ERA)	0.2 IP, SO, FO
Vic Black (W, 2-2, 1.69 ERA)	1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 1 GO: 2 FO
Jeurys Familia (2.06 ERA)	2 IP, BB, 5 GO
Carlos Torres (2.88 ERA)	1 IP, SO, GO
Jenrry Mejia (S, 10, 3.92 ERA)	1 IP, SO, 2 GO
Buddy Carlyle (1.50 ERA)	1 IP, SO, 2 FO

*Scoring change gave Young an extra hit

Bullpen:

            A very dominant performance by the bullpen over the weekend, stopping the few comeback attempts the Marlins offense could muster – Damn it feels good to have a bullpen.

            7.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 SO, 9 GO: 4 FO

Looking Ahead:

Sadly, the Mets have four days off this week, and then start a (mostly) west coast 10-game road trip through San Diego (3 games), Seattle (3), and Milwaukee (4) – should be fun. With good starting pitching, a good bullpen, and a lineup that has been clicking lately, there’s a good feeling about this Mets team as we head into the All-Star break. The starters listed aren’t confirmed yet, but I’ll plan to edit this when they are.

Friday at 10:10 PM: Bartolo Colon

Saturday at 8:40 PM: Dillon Gee
Sunday at 4:10 PM: Zack Wheeler

Purple Ca-K wavelength #sun by Stefano Sello on July 9, showing off active regions. pic.twitter.com/2WITbyrXeH RT @SunViewer @escaladeeeee
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