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The Mets' pitching staff had a good week, even though Matt Harvey wasn't quite as dominant as usual. For the season, the Mets' starting rotation has a 3.63 FIP that ranks 3rd in all of baseball, trailing just the otherworldly rotations of the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. The bullpen remains in the bottom-five in baseball in ERA and FIP, but it has been gradually improving for a few weeks now.
| Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
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| David Aardsma, RHP |  |
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He had been very good since he joined the Mets, but Aardsma had a bad week. That'll happen to even the best of relief pitchers, though. |
| Scott Atchison, RHP |  |
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He's still on the disabled list after suffering a groin injury the same day he came off the disabled list in June. |
| Greg Burke, RHP | -- | |
Called up again this week, Burke struggled over 2.2 innings of work. |
| Josh Edgin, LHP | |
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The strikeouts still aren't there for Edgin like they were in the past, but he made 5 appearances and did not allow a run. |
| Dillon Gee, RHP | |
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Gee's been on a roll for a while now, and his start this week was no exception. He's been a big reason the Mets' starting rotation is such a strength. |
| Matt Harvey, RHP |  |
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Well, not every start can be perfect. Harvey still struck out 9 in 6 innings, but he was charged with five runs in the process. |
| LaTroy Hawkins, RHP | |
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Over the course of the season, Hawkins has quietly been one of the best pitchers in the Mets' bullpen. This week: 5 IP, 5 K, 2 BB, 1 R. |
| Jeremy Hefner, RHP | |
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In a pair of starts, Hefner threw 14 innings with 14 K, 3 BB, and just 2 runs and 6 hits allowed. That's a 1.29 ERA with 9.00 K/9 and 1.93 BB/9 for the week. Excellent. |
| Brandon Lyon, RHP | |
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After giving up a run on the 4th, Lyon was designated for assignment. |
| Shaun Marcum, RHP | |
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Things just aren't going well for Marcum, who surrendered nine runs—eight of which were earned—in 11 innings on a staggering 17 hits with 5 K and 4 BB. |
| Jon Niese, LHP | |
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Niese is scheduled for a follow-up MRI on his shoulder today. |
| Bobby Parnell, RHP | |
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Parnell was nearly perfect in 5 innings of work, allowing just one baserunner on a walk. |
| Scott Rice, LHP | |
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Rice has mostly struggled for the past couple of months, and this week was no exception. |
| Carlos Torres, RHP | |
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With 4.2 scoreless innings over this stretch, Torres has a 0.66 ERA and 2.70 FIP in 13.2 innings with the Mets. He's shown he can be effective in multiple-inning outings, too, which is a plus. |
| Zack Wheeler, RHP | |
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Wheeler's fourth big league start wasn't great, but it was better than his previous two. The most encouraging thing about it was his 10.2% swinging strike rate. The average for MLB starting pitchers is 8.6%. |