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It was an uncharacteristically “down” week for the Mets last week as they posted an even 3-3 record. Of course, there is certainly nothing to be ashamed of there, but with the winning ways of the Mets all season, not having an over .500 week is still a rarity.

After getting swept in a two-game series in the Bronx, the Mets bounced back to take three of four over the lowly Rockies. Heading into the new week, the Mets remain three games ahead of the Braves in the NL East.

Hitter of the Week

Pete Alonso posted an .818 OPS last week, one in which no Met hitters had a stellar performance, as it was a down week for the Mets overall at the plate. Nonetheless, Alonso collected eight hits, including his 31st home run of the season, the latter mark which leads the team and is tied for third place in the NL.

Alonso’s biggest hit of the week though was his walk-off single on Friday to defeat Colorado, completing a comeback that saw the Mets rally from down 6-4 in the eighth inning. After going through a rough patch for much of August, Alonso seems to be back to his usual hot-hitting self, as he collected multi-hit games in three games last week as well.

Pitcher of the Week

Adam Ottavino spent seven seasons of his major league career with the Colorado Rockies. So it was only fitting that last week, Ottavino recorded his first two saves of this season against the Rox, pitching two combined scoreless innings in those pair of games and allowing just one hit.

On Thursday, Ottavino was called upon from the bullpen after usual closer Edwin Díaz was used to get the meat of the order out in the eighth inning. Friday, Ottavino was the man to close things out because Diaz was unavailable on the night. For as shaky as the Mets bullpen has been this year in the middle innings of games, it’s very encouraging to see Ottavino find immense success in his role, giving the Mets a stellar 1-2 punch heading into the season’s final stretch.

For as much needed as Ottavino’s saves were, his best performance of the week might have actually been against the Yankees, against whom he threw 1 2/3 shutout frames between the seventh and eighth innings on Tuesday. Although he technically allowed a run to score when an Aaron Judge single scored Joely Rodríguez‘s inherited runner, Ottavino still limited the damage enough to give the Mets a chance at victory in their final at-bats.