New York Mets performing well immediately after off-days

Usually, an off-day gives players a chance to rest and get some of their energy and power back. Where do the Mets fall on the spectrum of productivity after an off-day?

Entering yesterdays’ off-day the New York Mets have played in five games immediately after an off-day. Let’s see how they performed in each game.

March 30th

The Mets first off-day of the season was March 30^th, the day after Opening Day. On March 31^st they came back for their second game against the  Cardinals and beat them by a score of 6-2.

The Mets had 11 hits that day, which included their first two home runs of the season, by Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d’Arnaud.

April 6^th

Their second off-day was a rare Friday off. They came back Saturday to face the Nationals and won again by a score of 3-2. The only real highlight of this day was Steven Matz going five innings without giving up an earned run.

April 12^th

On April 12^th, the Mets took their third day off and then began their longest stretch at the time, starting with the Brewers. They won that game 6-5, which also happened to be their 11^th win of the season. In his first at-bat as a Met, Jose Lobaton hit a triple and Todd Frazier hit two home runs.

April 22-23

The Mets took two days off thanks to a rain-out and benefited greatly. The rest helped because the game went into extra-innings before Jay Bruce hit a solo home run in the top of the tenth. The Mets went on to win by a score of 6-5 over the Cardinals.

April 30^th

The Mets were off on the last day of April and began May on a really bad stretch. They lost to the Braves out of the gate by a score of 3-2. This was due in part to the stellar debut of Mike Soroka.

This was the first time all season that the Mets lost the game following an off-day, and entering their off-day on May 10^th, they are 4-1 in such games.

Throughout these five games, Mets hitters combined to hit .259 with seven home runs. Mets pitchers posted a 3.33 ERA.

This is actually a great improvement over how the team fared last season in such games. In 2017 the Mets had 17 such instances and went 7-10. In 2016 the Mets were unstoppable in such games, going 13-2.

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Is this an indication that the Mets take advantage of their off-days? Let’s see how well these numbers hold the rest of the season.