June is over, thankfully, and the Mets are rapidly approaching the half way mark of the season which they will eclipse after Sunday’s series finale with the Chicago Cubs. It was quite the underwhelming month with very few positive story lines to highlight.
The offense continues to rank last or close to it in most categories. Not only was the club last in the MLB in runs scored with 87, it was 13 runs behind the 29th place Milwaukee Brewers. In other words, the team would have had to score 17% more runs last month just to NOT rank last. Ouch.
The dearth of runs coincided with a lineup wide power outage. The club slugged only 25 round-trippers, which was 15 less than they hit in May, good for a 38% decline.
Team ERA, despite pitchers battling various ailments was a respectable 3.61. This continues to be the only thing that is keeping this club remotely releveant in the National League. The Mets, however, are striking out fewer batters every start and yielding more hits, which could speak to the level of talent they are facing on a daily basis getting better. The weak April and May schedule are a distant memory.
JUNE BY THE NUMBERS
Team Record: 12-15
Offensive Rankings
Home Runs: 26th in MLB (25)
Runs Scored: DEAD LAST in MLB (86)
Base Hits: 28th in MLB (213)
Batting Average: 28th in MLB (.235) An actual .024 improvement from May!
On-Base Percentage: 29th in MLB (.301)
Strikeouts: 13th most in MLB (222, 8.2 Per Game) While this number is down over 1K per game, it is still eye poppingly bad.
Pitching Rankings:
Earned Run Average: 6th in MLB (3.61)
WHIP: Tied for 9th in MLB (1.28)
Strikeouts: 14th in MLB (218)
Stolen Bases Allowed: MOST IN MLB (27)
Batting Average Against: 12th in MLB (.258)
Please click here to see our exclusive MMO feature. An interactive timeline that chronicles the entire month of June for the club. Some changes have been made based on your comments and feedback last month.
Since June was forgettable, I have chosen my “Rock Bottom Moment of the Month” for June as the Mets getting swept at Home on Father’s Day by the lowly Braves . It was followed closely behind by a few other moments. When you look back on this month, what moment stands out as the worst is was in June? Vote below!
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