Every NY Mets win over the Blue Jays had one thing in common, is it sustainable?

All three New York Mets wins during their weekend sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays had a common theme, the bullpen shut down Toronto’s lineup but had to disguise the team’s continued hitting woes. Reed Garrett and Max Kranick combined for 2.1 scoreless innings on Sunday. Along with Huascar Brazobán, the trio has not allowed a run in 18.1 innings to begin the season. A.J. Minter threw two shutdown innings in the series and Edwin Diaz pitched on back-to-back days for the first time this year to finish off the sweep. 

Mets' stellar pitching has hidden the team’s continued struggles at the plate. 

Despite taking all three games from Toronto, the Mets scored just ten runs. You certainly don’t see that everyday. The team’s entire pitching staff has allowed the offense to get off to an extremely slow start. The Mets .191 team batting average is 28th in baseball, only ahead of the Twins and Rangers. That’s not sustainable for a team with championship aspirations. 

However, during this four-game winning streak, the Mets have continued last year’s knack for finding the clutch hit. Whether it be Pete Alonso in Miami or Jessie Winker against the Jays, they have found just enough offense to win games. 

That should give fans a ton of optimism for what could lie ahead. Outside of Alonso’s strong start, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Brandon Nimmo are all still finding their footing. The bottom of the lineup has been borderline abysmal. Jose Siri is 1 for 17 to start the year and Brett Baty has gotten on base twice in 21 plate appearances. With all that being said, the Mets are still 6-3. 

The big guns have a track record worth trusting. We can go on and on about Lindor’s struggles in April but Soto hit .222 in August last season and still was an MVP finalist. Despite the expectations his contract brings, he’s human and he will slump. 

For the rest, it’s comforting that reinforcements are on the way. Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez’s return should help round out the bottom of the order and get players like Baty and Luisangel Acuna out of the everyday lineup. 

While the bullpen has been terrific, you can’t expect them to throw up zeroes every single night. The offense will have to carry some weight but at this point nine games should not be enough to warrant a total panic.