Biggest concerns from Mets’ slumping offense to start season
The Mets lost their third game in a row on Thursday night, continuing to struggle mightily with runners in scoring position.
One week into the regular season, nobody should be jumping to any conclusions about this new-look Mets roster. New York is giving pessimistic fans quite a bit of early-season ammunition, though. The Mets lost their third game in a row on Thursday night, a 7-2 series-opening loss to the Giants in San Francisco.
David Peterson’s clunker and mistakes on defense led to an early-game deficit, but once again, it’s the Mets’ lifeless offense that continues to be this club’s biggest concern. With only five hits in Thursday’s loss, the Mets are now batting . 205 as a team this season, tied for the sixth-worst average in MLB entering play on Friday.
The Mets were also hitless with runners in scoring position again on Thursday. That lowered their average in those run-scoring spots to . 155 through seven games.
Only the Reds have been worse. Since their enticing outburst on Opening Day — knocking reigning Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes out of the game in the first inning en route to scoring 11 runs — New York has scored 14 runs in six games. They’re batting .
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