Irish Hammer isn't hammering, but he's getting on base.
Fresh off a sweep of the Miami Marlins, the Mets are now 11-8, which is good enough for third place in the National League East. They are three games back of the red-hot Washington Nationals and one behind the Atlanta Braves.
At 3.47 runs per game, the Mets rank twelfth in the National League. They are eight in average, fourth in on-base, ninth in slugging, and ninth in wOBA. All stats below are from April 19 through April 26.
| Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baxter, OF |  |
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His .250/.333/.500 line would work for the Mets in any given week. |
| Jason Bay, LF |  |
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Bay had a few good days, at least at the plate, before he broke his rib. |
| Ronny Cedeno, IF | |
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Cedeno's been on the DL for over a week. |
| Ike Davis, 1B | |
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Things actually got worse for Ike as he hit .087/.125/.087 over the past week. |
| Lucas Duda, RF | |
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I like your style, dude. |
| Scott Hairston, OF | |
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More like Scott No-hits-ton, am I right? |
| Zach Lutz, IF | |
Can't judge a guy at 0-for-2 in his first pair of plate appearances. | |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | |
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It would still be good if Murphy could hit for extra bases more often, but .333/.345/.370 works. |
| Mike Nickeas, C | |
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Nickeas neither played nor hit much. |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF | |
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Captain Kirk looked a bit more human but still hit .286/.355/.500 over the span and made some excellent plays in center field. |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | |
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Tejada's hot start is a distant memory now. He's struggling to hit but is still drawing walks, at least. |
| Josh Thole, C | |
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Thole's quietly been on of the best hitters on the team and is getting starts against left-handed pitching, which is overdue but good. |
| Andres Torres, CF | |
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Torres is still out with a strained oblique but hopes to return during the Mets' current road trip. |
| Justin Turner, IF | |
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Turner had a .500 OBP and one great plate appearance as he walked to bring home the tying run yesterday. |
| Jordany Valdespin, IF/OF | |
Like Lutz, it's too early to judge. | |
| David Wright, 3B | |
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At .167/.333/.33, it wasn't a great week for Wright, but he did hit that go-ahead two-run bomb the other day. |
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