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. I trust that this edition of Monday Stat Party will be the biggest New York sports party of the week.
TUESDAY
Jordan Walker hit two batted balls with an exit velocity of 114 mph or higher. Prior to Walker, only one player in the Statcast era (since 2015) had hit multiple balls at 114+ mph against the Mets in a single game: Giancarlo
Stanton, who did it on two occasions at Marlins Park (July 23, 2016, and September 18, 2017).
The Mets suffered their seventh shutout loss of the season, tying them with the Cubs, Padres, and Phillies for the second-most in MLB. Only the Giants (8) have more.
WEDNESDSAY
The Cardinals recorded 13 batted balls with an exit velocity of 100 mph or higher, matching the most the Mets have allowed in a game this season (April 15 against the Dodgers). What could make the Cardinals’ feat even more impressive? The day prior, they recorded 9 batted balls with a 100+ mph exit velocity, tied for fifth-most against the Mets this season.
THURSDAY
Juan Soto’s solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning was his second go-ahead hit in the sixth inning or later this season. The other came on April 1, 2026, when he hit…another solo homer against the Cardinals.
The Mets surrendered three homers at a projected distance of 400+ feet for the second consecutive day. It’s the first time they’ve allowed a trio of 400+ foot home runs on back-to-back days since June 19-20, 2018 at Coors Field. Prior to Wedneday night, the Mets hadn’t allowed three 400+ foot homers since August 11, 2024 in Seattle.
Thursday marked just the eighth game in the expansion era (since 1961) where two teams combined to homer in at least five of the game’s first 14 plate appearances. (source: Sarah Langs / MLB)
Christian Scott generated 13 whiffs, his most in a game this season. 11 of those whiffs came via fastball, tying Freddy Peralta (May 12 against the Tigers) for the most whiffs on a Met’s fastball in a game this season.
FRIDAY
The Mets hit multiple home runs in the first inning for the second time this season, having done so for the first time the day before against the Cardinals.
The Mets hit back-to-back home runs for the first time since Opening Day, when Carson Benge and Francisco Alvarez did it. (source: Apple TV broadcast)
Bo Bichette tallied six RBI, matching his career high set on August 4, 2025 at Coors Field.
Bichette also became the first player to hit two home runs within the first two innings of a game twice in his Mets career, whether in the same season or not. He had previously done so on May 19 at Nationals Park. (source: Sarah Langs / MLB)
The Mets hit two first-inning home runs in a second consecutive game for the first time in franchise history. (source: SNY broadcast)
Devin Williams earned his first four-out save as a Met, and his first save of four outs or more since May 28, 2023.
Cionel Pérez’s 1-2 fastball to Michael Harris II in the top of the fifth inning was clocked at 99.4 mph, marking the fastest pitch thrown by a Met this season. A 99.2-mph fastball thrown by Kodai Senga at Busch Stadium on March 31, 2026 was the team’s previous high.
SATURDAY
Sean Manaea completed six innings for the first time since October 8, 2024, when he went seven against the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS.
The Mets scored two runs or fewer through nine innings for the 34th time, giving them the most such games in MLB this season. The 1967 Mets (36) and the 1965 Mets (35) are the only teams in franchise history with more such games through the first 70 games of a season.
SUNDAY
The Mets recorded 13 hits, matching their season-high at Citi Field this season (set on May 12 against the Tigers).
Juan Soto and Brett Baty each recorded two hits and two walks. In MLB this season, they are just the fourth pair of teammates to record multiple hits and multiple walks in the same game. The first to do it were the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe, in a game against the Mets at Citi Field on May 17.
Soto, Baty, and MJ Melendez each drew two walks. It’s the first time the Mets had three different players in their lineup walk multiple times since Carson Benge, Francisco Lindor, and Jorge Polanco did it on Opening Day against the Pirates.
Soto recorded his fourth consecutive multi-hit game, his most in a row since July 10-13, 2024, while with the Yankees.
Baty reached base four times in a game for the first time since August 22, 2025, also against the Braves.
Miscellaneous Mets stat of the week:
On May 9, 1973 — the day before the Knicks won the NBA Finals — the Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves at home by a score of 8-1.
On June 14, 2026 — the day after the Knicks won the NBA Finals — the Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves at home by a score of 8-1.
The Mets have only defeated the Atlanta Braves at home by a score of 8-1 on two other occasions in their 65-year history (June 12, 1970, and July 17, 2005).
