Welcome back to Monday Stat Party, a weekly series showcasing some of the most curious and nostalgia-inducing statistical developments from the past week of Mets baseball. What unites each entry is the sense of intrigue which they aim to spark, and the unbridled love of the game’s anomalies from which they arise. Without further ado, let the stat party begin.
MONDAY
Juan Soto’s three-run homer was the Mets’ second game-tying or go-ahead homer when down to their final out this season, along with Tyrone Taylor’s in the Subway Series on May 17. The Mets have had nine such homers since 2015, and three of the nine have come against the Braves (Daniel Murphy’s at Turner Field on September 13, 2015, Dominic Smith’s walk-off at Citi Field on September 29, 2019, and now Soto’s on Monday).
Soto’s homer had an astonishing +74.5% WPA (Win Probability Added), the most for a Mets plate appearance since Pete Alonso’s three-run walk-off home run of Pete Fairbanks (+78.4%) on May 17, 2023.
TUESDAY
Bo Bichette’s single in the bottom of the first marked his 1,000th career hit. Bichette accomplished the feat in 840 career games, making him just the fifth player debuting since 2008 to do that, along with Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, and Luis Arraez.
Kodai Senga’s strikeout of Lane Thomas to begin the top of the third marked the 400th strikeout by the Mets bullpen this season, making them the second-fastest group to reach that mark behind the White Sox’ ’pen.
A.J. Ewing became the youngest player to record four hits, a home run, and a stolen base in a game in franchise history, and the first since Francisco Lindor on May 30, 2024 against the Diamondbacks.
Ewing also became just the ninth Met to simply record a four-hit game at age 21 or younger, joining: Ed Kranepool, Wayne Garrett, Wally Backman, Gregg Jefferies, Edgardo Alfonzo, José Reyes, David Wright, and Francisco Alvarez.
The Mets allowed 59 runs in a six-game span for the first time in franchise history.
The Mets lost despite scoring 12 or more runs for just the second time in franchise history, after a 13-12 loss on May 24, 2022 in San Francisco. The Mets now have a 200-2 record in games when they score 12+ runs. (credit: SNY)
The Mets allowed 14 or more runs for the fourth time this season, tied for most in the majors with the Nationals and A’s. The only other seasons in Mets history where they have allowed 14+ runs on at least four occasions through their first 92 games were 1962 (5) and 2020 (4).
The Mets allowed 19 or more hits for the first time since the first game of a doubleheader on August 12, 2023, when they lost 21-3 to the Braves. Those two games mark two of four contests in Citi Field’s history in which the Mets allowed 16 or more runs.
The Mets allowed five or more runs in multiple innings for the first time since a 20-2 loss in Atlanta on June 30, 2021.
Seth Lugo appeared in his 135th game at Citi Field, the fourth-most of any player in the ballpark’s history behind Jeurys Familia (256), Edwin Díaz (188), and Bobby Parnell (169).
Jac Caglianone’s fifth-inning double off Austin Warren had a 115.0 mph exit velocity, representing the hardest-hit ball the Mets have allowed this season. The next day, Caglianone’s 113.1 mph double off Tobias Myers earned sixth place on that leaderboard.
WEDNESDAY
A.J. Ewing’s leadoff homer went 420 feet, tied for the furthest-hit ball of his young career.
Ewing became the fifth different player to hit a leadoff homer for the Mets this season. Only the 2019 Rays and 2022 Giants have had more players (6) hit leadoff homers in a year. (source: SNY broadcast)
Christian Scott began his night by striking out Carter Jensen, marking the 100th strikeout of Scott’s career. Scott became just the 13th player in Mets history with 100 strikeouts in their first 21 career outings, joining: Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Gary Gentry, Dwight Gooden, Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Tylor Megill, Kodai Senga, and Nolan McLean.
THURSDAY
Sean Manaea completed seven innings for the first time since October 8, 2024, against the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS at Citi Field.
On July 18, 2017, Michael Wacha threw a complete game shutout at Citi Field as a Cardinal. Since then, he has made seven starts at Citi Field and allowed at least four earned runs in each one, with a combined 0-7 record and 8.39 ERA.
Juan Soto’s 435-foot homer was his longest at Citi Field as a Met, and the longest home run hit by a Met from the left side at Citi Field since Brandon Nimmo’s 440-foot shot off Patrick Corbin almost exactly two years earlier on July 10, 2024.
FRIDAY
Nolan McLean racked up his fifth consecutive start with six or more innings pitched. He’s the first Mets right-hander to do that since Luis Severino from June 5-July 20, 2024. He also notched his third consecutive quality start, something only one other Mets pitcher (Clay Holmes) has done this season.
For the second time this season, the Mets scored just two runs despite getting 10 hits. The Mets are one of just six teams to score two or fewer runs despite getting 10 or more hits on multiple occasions this season, along with the Blue Jays (4), Tigers (3), Orioles (2), Pirates (2), and Giants (2).
Brett Baty achieved a 10-game hitting streak, the longest of his career (his previous high was eight, set in July 2025).
Baty tallied six total bases for just the fifth time in his career, and the first since May 10, 2025 against the Cubs at Citi Field. The Mets now have a three-game losing streak in games where Baty tallies six or more total bases.
SATURDAY
Carson Benge reached 15 career stolen bases in his 93rd career game. He’s one of just five Mets with 15+ stolen bases in their first 100 career games, joining: Mookie Wilson (26), Lenny Dykstra (23), José Reyes (22), and Lee Mazzilli (19).
The Mets were shut out for the ninth time this season, leaving them tied with the Cubs and Giants for the second-most shutout losses in baseball behind the Padres (10) entering the All-Star break.
SUNDAY
Luke Weaver recorded his 25th consecutive outing without allowing an earned run, tying A.J. Minter for the second-longest such streak by a pitcher in franchise history behind Mark Guthrie (33).
Zach Thornton’s 39 pitches through four innings were the fewest of any Mets pitcher through four innings this season. (source: PIX broadcast)
Thornton became just the third Mets pitcher to finish seven innings without allowing an earned run this season, along with Clay Holmes on April 4 in San Francisco and Nolan McLean on June 17 in Cincinnati.
The Mets scored two runs or fewer through nine innings for the 41st time this season, leaving them tied with the Angels for the most such games in MLB entering the All-Star break.
The Mets played their 15th extra-inning game of the season. No other team in MLB has played more than twelve. Only the 1971 Mets (15) and 1978 Mets (19) played that many extra-inning affairs through their first 97 games of a season in franchise history.
For a fourth consecutive time, the Mets’ meeting with the Red Sox at Citi Field resulted in a series sweep. In both 2020 and 2021, the Red Sox swept a two-game series from the Mets at Citi Field. In September 2024, the Mets swept the Red Sox in three games. Now, the sweep streak continues in the Sox’ favor.
Miscellaneous Mets stat of the week:
Carlos Beltrán is the only Met to triple in the All-Star Game, having done so in San Francisco in 2007 off Justin Verlander. Beltrán’s triple marked the first batter that 24-year-old Verlander ever faced in an All-Star Game.
This July, Beltrán is getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, while Verlander heads to his 10th and final All-Star Game before retirement.