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After dropping the series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on Friday, the Mets rattled off five wins in a row. The team is 18-13, just half-a-game behind the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves in the National League East.
Over the six-game stretch, the Mets allowed 3.5 runs per game, which is not too bad considering their less-than-stellar defense. The Mets' 3.85 FIP ranks 13th in the National League. Any stats mentioned below run from May 4 through May 9.
| Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
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| Manny Acosta, RP |  |
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Acosta finally looked like the very good relief pitcher he has been over the past couple of years with the Mets. |
| Miguel Batista, SP |  |
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The Mets are going to have to continue scoring plenty of runs in Batista's starts if they want to win. |
| Tim Byrdak, RP | |
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Byrdak's outings are almost always brief. He had 5 this week spanning 1.2 innings with 2K , 1 BB, and 1 run allowed. |
| D.J. Carrasco, RP | |
Carrasco just rejoined the club but allowed a pair of hits and a run last night with the Mets well ahead of the Phillies. | |
| R.A. Dickey, SP | |
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He very nearly threw a complete game and allowed just one run in an excellent start against Arizona. |
| Frank Francisco, RP | |
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Francisco looked a lot more like his early-April self this week. |
| Dillon Gee, SP | |
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Gee's numbers in two starts this week look an awful lot like his season totals: 4.63 ERA but 7.7 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9. There was plenty of reason to doubt Gee coming into the season, but he looks much better than he did last year. |
| Jon Niese, SP | |
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For the second straight start, Niese didn't look so great. With 4 BB in 5 IP, he was lucky to allow just two runs. |
| Bobby Parnell, RP | |
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Just one strikeout in 3.2 innings of work, but the run he allowed was unearned, for what it's worth. |
| Ramon Ramirez, RP | |
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Hooray for strikeouts! Non-hooray for walks. |
| Jon Rauch, RP | |
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Another down week for Rauch as he yielded 6 hits and 2 runs in 2.2 innings of work. |
| Johan Santana, SP | |
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Santana has set the bar very high for himself this year, but 3 runs in 7 innings on 5 K and 1 BB is not too shabby. |