WASHINGTON -- For as tenuous as things looked at times this week at Nationals Park, the Mets managed to salvage a four-game series split. That was largely thanks to Bo Bichette, who drove home nine runs in the series, including both of New York’s runs in Thursday’s 2-1 win over the Nats.
That’s not to say things are going swimmingly for the Mets. Although this team has clearly emerged from its early-season horror show, going 12-7 over the last three weeks, the Mets still hold a better record than only two National League teams. That winning stretch also saw them lose their most consistent starter to injury and forge forward without four-ninths of their Opening Day lineup. None of those players will return anytime soon.
Still, wins are wins, and the Mets will take what they can get whether shorthanded or not. Behind Bichette’s two-run single in the third inning and five solid innings from David Peterson on Thursday, the Mets maintained control throughout the afternoon.
Over the final four innings, they leaned on their top four relievers -- Huascar Brazobán, Brooks Raley, Luke Weaver and Devin Williams -- to close things out. They did so with relative ease.
Next up is a three-game series in Miami beginning Friday.