The New York Mets are riding high after taking two of three from the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, but their real test comes this week.
The Mets, currently two games behind the Phillies in the NL East, are home all week with six games that are practically gimmes: Three versus the White Sox, three versus the Rockies. Both teams are a combined 26-80 on the year. Their combined run differential is a dreck -221.
Granted, there’s no real concern that the Mets will blow these games. The White Sox, even with a competent first-year manager in Will Venable, are still almost comically bad.