A lot has modified for the Mets previously calendar yr.
On June 8 of final yr, the Mets have been 27-36, fourth within the NL East and, even in a forgiving Nationwide League during which simply 5 groups have been above .500 at the moment, Fangraphs gave them simply an 11.3 p.c likelihood to make the playoffs.
From then by way of their collection in opposition to the Dodgers, the Mets had performed the equal of a 162-game season and had gone 101-61, which was 5 video games higher than the second-best file — which belonged to the Tigers, one other unbelievable before-and-after image.
Maybe nothing exemplifies the transformation for the Mets on this time higher than how toe-to-toe aggressive they have been within the not too long ago accomplished home-and-home with the Dodgers. By this time final yr, the Mets additionally have been accomplished with their common season video games in opposition to Los Angeles and had gone 2-4, together with getting swept three video games at Citi Discipline by a mixed 18-5 in late Might.
