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

2) The Mets need to remain a team that can spread out the runs or at least do it early

The Mets offense did everything they could to not win on Monday. A late run followed by the walk-off hit by Starling Marte helped the Mets end their losing streak and win the first against the Nationals. A day later, they managed to do something they haven’t done much of at all; they scattered their runs.

Their 10 runs were spread out nicely with 4 in the third, a run each in the fourth and fifth, 3 more in the sixth, and finally tallying one more in the eighth. They didn’t quit hitting. And with the early four-spot that came in response to the only run the Nationals scored on the night, the Mets earned some bonus points in this department.

Wednesday was a much different game with 9 scored in the fourth inning. They did it with a lot of hits rather than relying exclusively on the home run ball although Brandon Nimmo added a three-run home run as the biggest blow of all.

As daring as it is for the Mets to rely on one big inning to win, which was yet the case again Wednesday, there’s a difference between a 3-spot and scoring 9 times. One isn’t enough. The other is soul crushing to the other team.