The New York Mets had not been swept this season. They had only lost one home series all year, and held MLB’s best home record. In fact, coming into this weekend series, the Mets had the best record in baseball.
Had is the very purposeful word choice there, because all of those need updating after the Tampa Bay Rays finished off an impressive road sweep, putting the flush in Flushing.
Wonderful Wizard of Baz
Shane Baz has not always had an easy time this season. He’s battled, he’s switch pitch mixes, he’s tinkered, and he’s rode the roller coaster of a backend starter.