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Two days after the Mets’ wild comeback to win 8-7 over the Phillies, the team is still yet to play another game due to Friday’s rainout. Yet the players and fans alike are likely still riding the high of that win for the ages.

The victory, which saw the Mets overcome a 7-0 deficit to win 8-7, was significant for a number of reasons. Beyond the obvious miraculousness of the moment, it was emblematic of a new trend that we’ve seen in Mets hitters this year. New York, which went into Friday with the most wins in the majors, has seen a lot of its success come from the offense’s ability to get on base with two outs. This is a different Mets team than we’ve seen in years past. It’s one that can win, and one that can come through in clutch spots.

Last year, when the Mets went 77-85, they were one of the worst teams in baseball with two outs. They posted just a .297 OBP as a team in two-out situations, the second-worst mark in the National League, ahead of only the Pirates’ .291. They also recorded the second-least amount of hits with two outs in all of baseball, again ahead of just the Pirates, who recorded only two fewer hits than the Mets in these situations. The Mets had a middle-of-the-road offense anyway with a team OBP that ranked 17th in the majors, but they became even worse with two outs.

So far this season, it’s been a different story. Mets hitters own a collective .342 OBP with two outs, the second-best mark in the NL and the third-best in all of baseball. It’s nearly the polar opposite of last year. The team has shot up all the way from the bottom of the ranking to the top.

Their penchant for two-out grittiness was on full display Thursday night. The team was down 7-1 entering the ninth inning. When Dominic Smith struck out for the second out of the inning, they were still down 7-4. But they battled. J.D. Davis took a quality at-bat and shot one down the left field line to put the tying runs in scoring position. Brandon Nimmo took advantage of a looping curveball and dropped it into center field to tie the game, and Starling Marte gave the Mets the lead they would never relinquish.

It’s hard to call it a fluke either, since the hitters’ overall numbers back up their two-out success. While their team .337 OBP is slightly lower than that .342 mark, it’s been the highest team OBP in the major leagues up to this point. That’s right, the Mets have been the best team in baseball at getting on base. Their OPS is strong too, ranking sixth in baseball and fourth in the NL with a .723 mark that essentially matches the Brewers’ .724 and Phillies’ .725.

They’ve done all this even when Marte hasn’t fully gotten going yet, though his performance on Thursday was an encouraging sign. Francisco Lindor has also cooled down after a hot start. Dominic Smith has struggled in limited playing time, while Robinson Cano was so bad that he’s not even on the team anymore.

But when you have guys like Nimmo and Mark Canha in your lineup, you’re naturally going to get on base more. The Mets have also benefitted from a resurgent Jeff McNeil, who currently owns a .348/.408/.483 batting line. J.D. Davis and Luis Guillorme have somewhat quietly been strong on-base threats in limited at-bats, with each posting a .364 OBP in 16 games. Pete Alonso is also a powerful presence despite having one of the lower OBPs in the starting lineup.

And while RBIs usually don’t tell the whole story, the Mets have posted the second-most two-out RBIs in all of baseball with 57, behind only the Brewers’ mark of 61. This offense has flipped the script from last year and many of the prior seasons. This isn’t a team where fans are going to groan every time they have runners on the corners and two outs. With this year’s Mets, there’s legitimate motivation for fans to get excited about what this team can produce offensively, even when they’re just a pitch away from being shut down.