deGrom is good, Alonso and Conforto go to the bottom while the Mets beat the Marlins

By the end of the 2019 season, one of the four National League Eastern teams that will have to play against the Marlins should be embarrassed if she does not have a victory record. With nineteen games against a team likely to beat the record of 62 goals for the most major season losses, each of these four teams should be able to accumulate a significant percentage of the victories needed to reach 82.

Until now, the Mets have taken advantage of this version of the Marlins. Saturday night at Citi Field, they beat them for the fifth time in five games this year. Jacob deGrom scored seven innings and conceded a point. Although the Marlins were first on the board with a point in the third inning, Michael Conforto scored a tie in the fourth. Pete Alonso and Conforto went ahead with home runs in the sixth end, and deGrom signed a single-handed course later in this round to give the Mets all the cushion they needed. For victory.

Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz each started a scoreless run to end the match, giving the Mets an opportunity, if time permits, to complete the Marlins sweep Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. If this happens, they will be back at .500 the season. They will have to do more against teams that are not Marlins, but feasting on the worst baseball team is a good way, at least, to stay afloat.

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What is WPA?

Big winners: Jacob deGrom, + 22.3% WPA, Pete Alonso, + 21.5% WPA, Michael Conforto, + 21.0% WPA
Big losers: J.D. Davis, WPA -12.9%
Total launcher WPA: + 28.3% of WPA
WPA total paste: + 21.7% WPA
The aw3s0mest game: Pete Alonso makes a good run in the sixth, + 20.1% of WPA
The sux0rest game: Sandy Alcantara scored twice in the third set, -12.6% WPA