Mets Morning News: Mets’ woeful offense plagued by underperformance and bad luck to boot
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PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 09: Bo Bichette #19 of the New York Mets looks on prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brendon Baranov/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images Meet the Mets The Mets fell to the Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on a night where the bats fell silent once again. Clay Holmes had another strong outing, yielding just two runs over 5 2/3 innings of work and Austin Warren and Craig Kimbrel combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, but the Mets managed just three hits off Merrill Kelly and Holmes was saddled with the loss.
Choose your recap : Amazin’ Avenue , Faith and Fear in Flushing , MLB. com , Newsday , New York Daily News , New York Post Huascar Brazobán will serve as the opener for the Mets today in their rubber game against the Diamondbacks with David Peterson as the bulk pitcher behind him. Bo Bichette has already had several hard-hit balls go for outs in this series and his hard-hit rate and exit velocity suggest that his underperformance thus far in 2026 is at least partially due to bad luck.
That is further backed by the fact that the defensive runs saved against him is the best in the league, which was mentioned on last night’s FOX broadcast. “It feels like every day there’s one at-bat when he hits a rocket and somebody is making a play,” manager Carlos Mendoza said before last night’s game. “I am not worried about him.
The ball is going to find holes. He’s too good a hitter. ” Tobias Myers, who earned his first career save on Friday night, has been a versatile Swiss Army Knife for the Mets, writes Laura Albanese of Newsday .