Last night's come back win against the Milwaukee Brewers goes in the books alongside the extra-inning win over the Braves and the come from 2 down twice win over the Marlins. Already, the narrative for the Mets has been that they lost their offense on the flight to San Diego, and the airline has yet to locate it. I was tempted to discount the value of this ninth inning rally because it was accomplished off of Francisco Rodriguez, but it was another opportunity for the Mets to learn that they are almost never out of the game.
One thing about the broadcast. The announcers kept mentioning how "consistent" Zach Wheeler has been over his last four outings. They kept using this word. I do not think it means what they think it means. Granted, Wheeler has been on a good stretch. Five outings, now, and six of his last seven. Niese's stretch of 20 starts giving up 3 runs or fewer- that's consistency. Five is just a hot streak.
The Mets are now 4-4 on this road trip, and 3-2 against teams making plans for the playoffs. The team now has a rather solid pitching staff, including the bullpen, set-up man, and closer. They seem set at first, second, third base, catcher, center and right field. There's a lot to like about this team.
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