3 Mets playoff heroes that are doing the small things well

2) Starling Marte

On a surface level, Marte's postseason hasn't been spectacular. Through 2 rounds, Marte is hitting just .200 with zero home runs a .533 OPS in 27 plate appearances. However, he has had two timely hits that proved to be critical in Mets wins.

In Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against Milwaukee, on the heals of Pete Alonso's famous go-ahead homer, the Mets had a chance to add more against Devin Williams, and he hit an opposite field single that plated a monster insurance run that made the lead less tenuous for the bottom of the 9th inning.

Then, in Game 3 of the Division Series against Philadelphia, the Mets had a bases loaded, nobody out situation in the 6th with a 2-0 lead. After Jose Iglesias and Jesse Winker failed to bring runs in, Starling Marte stepped up and delivered a 2-run single to break the game open and allow the Mets to breeze to victory.

Also lost in the shuffle were the at-bats he took in Game 4. He had plate appearances of seven, nine, and six pitches respectively against Ranger Suarez and Jeff Hoffman, which drove up the opposition's pitch counts, which led to the pitching changes, and eventually, the big moment of the series in Lindor's grand slam.