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
Eugenio Suárez became the first Reds player with a two-homer game against the Mets at Great American Ball Park since Adam Dunn on Opening
Day of 2005.
The Mets found themselves down nine runs after the second inning. It’s only the 12th time in franchise history that’s happened, and the first since May 25, 2022 in San Francisco.
The Mets allowed at least three runs in three separate innings for the first time since an 11-6 loss on July 29, 2023, against the Nationals at Citi Field.
From the fourth inning to the seventh inning, the Mets had 11 baserunners but did not score. It’s the first time in franchise history they’ve had 11 baserunners in a four-inning span without scoring. (source: SNY broadcast)
The 12-0 final score marked the Mets’ largest shutout loss since a 15-0 loss on August 26, 2018, against the Nationals at Citi Field. The first and second Nats runs in that game came home on a groundout and a walk from 19-year-old Juan Soto.
The Mets suffered their eighth shutout loss of the season, tied for the most in MLB with the Giants and Padres.
TUESDAY
The Mets went with the exact same lineup a game after being shut out. It’s the first time they’ve done that (not including the starting pitcher) since April 19, 2014. Jared Young, Chris Young, and Eric Young Jr. were all involved in helping bring you this strange stat. (credit: SNY broadcast)
The Mets allowed three runs in the first inning in back-to-back games for the first time since July 18-19, 2021. The Mets won both of those games, with the first in Pittsburgh and the second in — where else — Cincinnati. (credit: SNY broadcast)
The Mets left 10+ runners on base for a third consecutive game, marking just the second time they’ve done that since 2017. The Mets’ 33 runners left on base over those games is their most in a three-game span since July 5-7, 2023 (a span in which they went 3-0).
WEDNESDAY
Bo Bichette recorded his sixth consecutive multi-hit game, becoming only the 19th Met with a streak of at least six multi-hit games. Steve Henderson has the Mets’ longest such streak with eight straight multi-hit games from July 12-21, 1979, while David Wright has the second-longest with seven straight multi-hit games from July 24-30, 2011.
Bichette became the first Met with 14+ hits and 8+ runs scored in a six-game span since Wright from July 24-29, 2011.
Francisco Alvarez recorded three batted balls with an exit velocity of at least 107 mph, becoming just the eighth Met to do that in the Statcast era (since 2015). The only Mets to do that in more than one game are Yoenis Céspedes (two times), Brandon Nimmo (two times), and Pete Alonso (eight times, including two games where he had four batted balls at 107+ mph).
Alvarez’s 112.6-mph single off Nick Lodolo in the top of the fifth inning marked his hardest-hit base hit since a homer off Ranger Suarez on September 21, 2024.
At 24 years and 328 days old, Nolan McLean became the youngest Mets pitcher to strike out nine or more batters and allow zero earned runs since Noah Syndergaard on May 22, 2016 against the Brewers at Citi Field.
Juan Soto, Alvarez, and Bichette all recorded three hits. It’s the first time three Mets recorded three or more hits in a game since September 2, 2025, when Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, and Brett Baty did it in Detroit.
THURSDAY
Juan Soto recorded his 30th career multi-homer game. At 27 years and 236 days old, Soto became the 3rd-youngest player to record their 30th career multi-homer game, behind only Alex Rodriguez and Mel Ott. Since 2018, his 30 multi-homer games are tied with Manny Machado for the 3rd-most in MLB behind Aaron Judge (40) and Kyle Schwarber (36).
Carson Benge recorded his seventh three-hit game, tied with JJ Wetherholt for the most by an MLB rookie so far this season.
SATURDAY
The Mets lost by 12+ runs for the second time in six days. The last time they lost multiple games by that many runs in that short a span was September 13, 2017 (a 17-5 loss at Wrigley Field) and September 18, 2017 (a 13-1 loss at Marlins Park).
The Mets allowed 15+ runs for the first time since August 12, 2023, when they lost 21-3 to the Braves at Citi Field.
Freddy Peralta allowed 10 earned runs. It’s only the eighth outing in franchise history where a Met pitcher allowed double-digit earned runs, with the most recent being Jerad Eickhoff’s final Mets start on July 27, 2021, against the Braves. Three of those eight outings have come at Citizens Bank Park. Here’s the full list of Met pitchers to accomplish the unfortunate feat, if you’re curious: Calvin Schiraldi, Pat Mahomes, Steve Trachsel, Al Leiter, Orlando Hernandez, Johan Santana, Eickhoff, and now Peralta.
Bryce Harper became the fifth player to hit for the cycle against the Mets, joining: Wes Parker (May 7, 1970), Ray Lankford (September 15, 1991), Vladimir Guerrero (September 14, 2003), and Jared Walsh (June 11, 2022).
Kyle Schwarber became just the second player to record two three-homer games against the Mets in their career, as he previously hit three homers against the Mets on June 20, 2021, with the Nationals. The other player is Willie McCovey, who did it on September 22, 1963, and September 17, 1966, both at Candlestick Park.
Harper and Schwarber became the second teammates to record a cycle and a three-homer performance in the same game, after Tony Lazzeri hit a cycle and Lou Gehrig hit four homers for the Yankees on June 3, 1932, against the A’s – also in Philadelphia. (source: Sarah Langs / MLB)
Prior to Saturday night, no player had recorded two homers at 440+ feet in the same game against the Mets. Schwarber did it in one inning, with the first homer projected at 456 feet and the second at 457 feet.
The Phillies recorded seven hits with an exit velocity of 106+ mph, tying the record for the most the Mets have allowed in a single game (June 8, 2023, in Atlanta — also known as the Ozzie Albies/Tommy Hunter game) in the Statcast era.
Prior to Saturday night, only 11 players had recorded three hits at 105+ mph in the same game against the Mets in the Statcast era. Harper and Schwarber both joined that list in the span of three innings (yes, each of them got three hits at 105+ mph between the third and fifth innings).
SUNDAY
Carson Benge homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. Benge became the youngest Met to homer in back-to-back games at Citizens Bank Park since David Wright did it in three straight from June 13-15, 2006.
The loss snapped the Mets’ streak of seven straight wins in series finales, dating back to May 27 vs. the Reds at Citi Field.
Miscellaneous Mets stat of the week:
On August 16, 2018, the Mets beat the Phillies 24-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park. The game marked both the largest margin of victory (20 runs) and most runs scored (24 runs) by the Mets in franchise history.
Good things can, in fact, happen in Philadelphia.
