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There's no doubt that the Mets' struggles over the last several weeks can be blamed almost entirely on a decreasingly productive lineup. The team's pitchers have, for the most part, played well during the Mets' fall from relevancy. If there's a reason to be optimistic about the team's future, it is the starting rotation.
| Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
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| Manny Acosta, RHP |  |
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The Acostalypse continues to shine in the second half. He's now rocking a 1.93 ERA with 18 K and 7 BB in 18.2 innings since he rejoined the Mets on July 24. |
| Robert Carson, LHP |  |
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It's tough to get by as a relief pitcher without many strikeouts, but Carson managed a 3.38 ERA for the week and bailed Harvey out of one hell of a jam in the sixth inning of his start. |
| R.A. Dickey, RHP |  |
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Dickey wasn't exactly lights out in two starts, but he still put up a 3.21 ERA and has a great shot at the Cy Young Award. |
| Josh Edgin, LHP | |
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He's got an Edgin. |
| Jeurys Familia, RHP |  |
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3 K and 0 BB in 3 innings. Fantastic Familia? |
| Frank Francisco, RHP | |
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After a couple of weeks in which he looked like a capable relief pitcher, Francisco went back to his early-2012 self and allowed 2 runs in 2 innings. He is easily Sandy Alderson's biggest free agent mistake to date. |
| Justin Hampson, LHP | |
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The left-handed reliever recorded three outs over two appearances but allowed a run in the process. |
| Matt Harvey, RHP | |
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Coming off a bad start, Harvey struck out 10 in just 5 innings and allowed just 1 run thanks to Robert Carson's aforementioned bailout in the sixth inning after Harvey loaded the bases with nobody out. |
| Jeremy Hefner, RHP | |
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Hefner pitched an inning. I swear! And he gave up a run in that inning. |
| Collin McHugh, RHP | |
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In a start and a relief appearance, McHugh allowed 6 runs — 3 earned — in 4.2 innings. He now has a reasonable 4.02 ERA in 15.2 big league innings. |
| Jenrry Mejia, RHP | |
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The Mets gave Mejia a start, and it went just about as poorly as possible: 3 IP, 5 ER, 0 K, 5 BB, and 6 H. |
| Jon Niese, LHP | |
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It sure looks like Niese will finish the season strong for the first time in his career. He has now thrown at least 6 innings in 18 straight starts. |
| Bobby Parnell, RHP | |
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No runs were charged to parnell in his limited work, but you'd like to see him be much more dominant than he has been. |
| Elvin Ramirez, RHP | |
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Hello, astronomical strikeout and walk rates! |
| Ramon Ramirez, RHP | |
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A non-awful week from Ramirez. Huzzah! |
| Jon Rauch, RHP | |
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Though he wasn't perfect, Rauch looked mostly good again this week. |
| Chris Young, RHP | |
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Young being Young: 6.2 innings, 3 runs, all of which scored via solo home runs. |
This week's player meter covers games between September 10 and 17.