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The Mets enter the weekend at 28-23, still just 1.5 games behind the division-leading Washington Nationals. The team's hitters had a good week for the most part, but there were a few Mets who struggled.
| Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
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| Mike Baxter, OF |  |
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Whitestone's finest didn't get on base much but had some pop in his bat. |
| Jason Bay, LF |  |
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Still not on a rehab assignment. |
| Ronny Cedeno, SS | |
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Didn't hit much besides the DL this week. Burn! |
| Ike Davis, 1B |  |
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Not much power here, but an improved slash line: .286/.375/.357. Baby steps. |
| Lucas Duda, RF | |
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Adam Dunn Jr. this week: .217 average with a .966 OPS, 9 K, 4 BB, 3 HR. |
| Scott Hairston, OF | |
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1.500 OPS this week. Bench players don't get much better than this. |
| Jeremy Hefner, P | |
Pitchers rarely make it to the hitters' player meter, but the dude hit a home run. | |
| Rob Johnson, C | |
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Johnson was decent but has a shot to stick around when the Mets officially activate Thole today. |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | |
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Depite a few defensive miscues, Murphy's .385 OBP made for a good week, but his power is still MIA. |
| Mike Nickeas, C | |
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He did hit a grand slam, but the rest was not so good. |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF | |
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All singles, no walks: .312/.312/.312. |
| Vinny Rottino, 1B | |
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I'll go with Lucas Duda Jr. here: .231 average, 1.025 OPS, 4 K, 2 BB, 2 HR. |
| Omar Quintanilla, SS | |
For a guy with awful career hitting numbers, Quintanilla surprised everyone with a single and a pair of doubles in his first two games with the Mets. | |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | |
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He may or may not have had a setback, depending on who you ask. |
| Josh Thole, C | |
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Thole returns today. Woohoo! |
| Andres Torres, OF | |
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He only started in 3 of the Mets' 7 games, but he looked good at the plate when he played. |
| Justin Turner, IF | |
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Turner played well in four games but jammed his ankle into first base in an attempt to get out of a rundown. He'll be out for a bit. |
| Jordany Valdespin, IF/OF | |
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One hitless plate appearance for Valdespin so far since his third recall of the season. |
| David Wright, 3B |  |
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[Insert "Wright is human" cliche here.] |