3 magnificent Mets trends from the Nationals sweep we must see continue versus the Phillies

Put that in your pipe and smoke it. The New York Mets are so on fire, not even famous Hollywood stuntman Dar Robinson would be willing to match the amount of flames on this team right now.

Yeah, it’s a much different feeling today than it was over the weekend when the Mets lost the last two against the Philadelphia Phillies. Coming away with a late walk-off win against the Nationals followed by two games of annihilation, please excuse the indestructible good vibes around this team right now.

There is still work to be done. Against the Phillies for four more, the Mets need to continue these three magnificently positive trends.

1) The Mets pitching needs to remain stellar

Fist bumps all around to the pitching in those three games against the Nationals. The Mets allowed only 2 runs in their 3 games. You’re going to win a lot of games when your pitching is this sharp.

Leading the charge was the starting pitching. What else is new? Mets starters have been brilliant all month. Usual suspect Sean Manaea was awesome again on Monday. Tylor Megill stunned us yet again in Tuesday’s start by giving the Mets another solid outing. Then came Jose Quintana who led the way in their 10-0 victory to conclude the sweep.

Not only that, the Mets relievers did their job. This wasn’t a case like last Friday when the Mets beat up the Phillies only for Alex Young to remind us all why no lead should ever be considered safe. 

Holding the Phillies at bay in Philadelphia is a challenge no one ever expected the Mets would be able to meet. The pitching did pretty well against them. Late collapses by the bullpen is what cost them along with a lack of scoring on Sunday. This leads into something else the Mets did well against the Nationals in at least one of their games.