Major Breaking: Mets offensive weapon reveal NY Mets series-ending loss to White Sox further emphasized 2 concerning truths
Two troubling realities were further highlighted by the NY Mets’ series-ending defeat to the White Sox Following the Mets’ series finale defeat to the White Sox, they have two main issues that are troublesome.
In a three-game home series with lots of momentum against a now 18-38 team, the New York Mets did what they’ve been good at doing all season: winning the series. As valuable as that is, the team was unable to pull off a series sweep of the Chicago White Sox after losing in Wednesday’s series finale 9-4. It was overall a sloppy performance on both sides of the diamond, and Griffin Canning didn’t have his best stuff on the mound. However, the loss itself isn’t the worst part about this pivot point. There is a broader picture to consider when looking at the entire state of the team heading into their next series against the Colorado Rockies, beginning on Friday, May 30. Based on what happened in Wednesday’s game, there are a couple of concerns on the team’s hands that are now bigger than before.
NY Mets’ struggles with ground balls and runners in scoring position are two looming concerns after White Sox series The Mets often struggle to turn ground balls into outs, which has resulted in damage just about every time it happens. This problem came back to bite them in Wednesday’s game, after Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil each made errors in the field that led to two White Sox runs in the second inning.
In addition to the mistakes made on Wednesday, the Mets have two infielders, Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos, who have each made seven mistakes, the most of any player on the team thus far this season. Most of these errors were caused by ground balls, and it is obvious that the team is suffering from their inability to get outs as a result of Wednesday’s game because not only are unearned runs being scored, but these mistakes are being made by reliable players.
For the record, the Mets have committed 26 mistakes so far in 2025, and they have primarily come from the infield. It will be difficult to deter other teams from scoring if this issue continues. The other difficulty has persisted throughout the season and in previous years as well. The Mets are still struggling to get a big hit with runners in scoring position, and Wednesday’s game was no different. They only managed to score four runs on Wednesday, going 2-for-12 in that category.
With runners in scoring position, the Mets are currently hitting.211. Players like Juan Soto, for instance, have contributed significantly to this problem. He is currently batting .130 and has just six hits in this category, so he is one of the reasons why they’re struggling to get runners in from second and third base. Vientos and Lindor also have averages in the .100s. For a team currently with a 34-22 record and sitting in second place in the National League East, these two issues are going to have to be addressed by the time they play a Rockies team with a worse record than the White Sox.
