The Mets broke out the long ball in bunches at Oriole Park tonight while Taijuan Walker gave up one run in seven innings as the Mets defeated the Orioles 14-1. I mean, that’s a really simple way of describing a ballgame, which is great because I don’t think the Mets have had many ballgames where you can say that things were low stress and normal. Usually, we witness walk-off hit by pitches, dopey bullpen usage, and the occasional rat vs raccoon debate. On Wednesday, however, the Mets simply won 14-1. It’s always nice when whoever is in the broadcast booth is breaking out the baseball cards when the Mets are actually ahead.

In a season where the Mets have had their pitching depth tested so much that they are resorting to signing players from the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League, Taijuan Walker has been a godsend. When the Mets signed him, I incorrectly said that the Mets didn’t need him to be anything other than what he was, which was a career .500 pitcher. It’s incorrect because with all the injuries that have befallen the Mets in their rotation and in their lineup, the Mets needed exactly what Walker has actually brought, which is a 5-2 record, a world beating 2.07 ERA and a ton of innings eaten. It’s really been nothing short of remarkable.

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