The Mets were flying high on their way to Atlanta for a crucial three-game set over the weekend. They had just snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat Wednesday night with a thrilling win thanks to Eduardo Escobar. Coinciding with a Braves loss, they nudged themselves a game ahead in the NL East.
After three games at Truist Park, the mood around this team (especially on #MetsTwitter) is quite different. In the team’s biggest series of the 2022 regular season, they got swept and are now two games back in the NL East.
The real gut punch was manager Buck Showalter specifically rearranging his rotation so Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer could start the first two games.