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The Mets began last week in a rut, dropping three of four to the Braves and looking lifeless in the first two contests. But with a dramatic victory on Wednesday, in which Brett Baty blasted his first career home run, the Mets salvaged what could have been an otherwise disastrous series. Over the weekend, the Mets picked up three wins in a four-game set in Philly, with their 10-9 win on Sunday instantly becoming a franchise classic.

Following Monday’s loss to the Yankees, the Mets maintain a slim three-game lead over the Braves in the NL East. Helping to keep them atop the division though were one 2022 All-Star and another player who’s played just one game for the Mets all year.

Hitter of the Week

Jeff McNeil continues to put together one of the best hitting seasons of any MLB player this season. Last week, McNeil went 16-for-34, with an OBP of .486 and an OPS of 1.133. He also scored five runs, knocked six doubles, and drove in three runs.

Highlights of his week included a four-hit game (despite being in a 13-1 loss) and three other three-hit games. In the Sunday win over Philly, McNeil opened the ninth inning with a double, representing the tying run before Mark Canha‘s go-ahead home run. By week’s end, McNeil’s season batting average had risen to .321. He entered the month with a .294 average, and he’s put together the most fWAR since July 29 (2.0) in MLB.

Pitcher of the Week

In a week with no true standout pitching performances from any of the regular Mets starters or bullpen arms, last week’s Pitcher of the Week award goes to Nate Fisher, the former banker-turned pitcher who was just called up from Triple-A Syracuse this week.

Entering the game in Philadelphia with the Mets already trailing 4-0, Fisher put together three spectacular scoreless frames, ending his day first his first major league strikeout. Fisher’s sheerly underrated performance in this game held the Phillies at seven runs (all allowed by Jose Butto), keeping the lead small enough where the offense was able to crawl back and ultimately win the game.

Fisher, whose inspirational story has made the rounds on social media, was designated for assignment a day later. Whether he clears waivers and remains in the Mets organizations remains unknown. But if this is it for Fisher’s Mets career, then he could not have had a more epic one game in the orange and blue.

In what will very much go down as one of the best Mets wins of this entire memorable season, the Mets would likely not have won this game without him stepping up as massively as he did.