The starter goes six, gets six strikeouts and yields just one run. The offense awakens with a monstrous roar and ties the most runs scored at the home park through scoring 10 runs in an inning for the fourth time in franchise history.
So let’s talk about the Mets’ defense.
“That’s what you’ve got to do to win games,” manager Terry Collins said after the Mets’ 14-1 blowout win over the Brewers on Saturday night at Citi Field. “You’ve got to make plays. We talk about the little things.”
Well, at the time, it wasn’t so little.