3 Mets who look like they’ve run out of gas in the NLCS

2) Jose Quintana

It was bound to happen eventually, right? Jose Quintana finished the regular season strong (outside of his final start) then entered the playoffs riding high. He didn’t give up any runs against the Brewers. The one he did surrender versus the Phillies was unearned. He entered his matchup versus the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 0.00 ERA only to see it launch upward when he gave up 5 earned in 3.1 innings of work.

Quintana met his match. A Dodgers team that has waited patiently against a Mets pitching staff known for throwing balls led to his demise. He walked 4 batters, only struck out 2, and made it almost impossible for a slumping Mets offense to get back into the game.

One could argue Quintana’s run is the most fitting of running out of gas. He was burning dinosaur bones to the point where a collapse was always in the back of our minds. We saw too many weaknesses from him throughout the year to fully buy into the playoff run he was on.

To his credit, the Mets wouldn’t have gotten this far without him. His regular season dominance and pitching performance in the first two close-out games led the Mets to the NLCS. Sadly, it may be the last we see of him.