By metstradamus | August 13, 2021 2:35 am
The Mets did what they had to do.
It’s really that simple, yet the Mets have a history of making the simple complicated. Brandon Nimmo’s four RBI and Marcus Stroman being money for 5 and a third led the Mets to a 4-1 victory. Then in Game 2, Trevor Williams made his Mets debut and threw 4 and a third for quality, and a two run HR by Jonathan Villar should have led them to another 4-1 victory. But Trevor May came in and loaded the bases before being pulled for Jeurys Familia, who threw a wild pitch and gave up a two run single to Andrew Stevenson to tie the game, and it looked like it was going to be one of those games.
But Pete Alonso’s rain bringing walk-off home run gave the Mets a 5-4 win, and all I could think of was the Corona commercial where Snoop Dogg is giving away beers and Whodini’s Friends is blaring in the background.
So now comes the hard part: 13 games against the Dodgers and Giants, with six coming at home and seven on the road. In seasons past, I’ve put out road maps to the playoffs when the road becomes clear. Usually, I map out to the end of the season, but I honestly think that this is even more simple than that. I’m only looking at the 13 games against Los Angeles and San Francisco here. All I want?
6-7.
If the Mets go 6-7 or better against the Dodgers and Giants over the next two weeks, I think they win the division.
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