Baseball Scoring

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There’s so much emphasis on home runs these days I decided to keep track this season of how my Mets scored each run and compare that to the opposition. What I’m recording is the specific act that allowed the run the score. If a guy hit a triple and scored on a balk, the thing that scored the run was the balk, even though the triple was obviously a big part of it. It would be a much more complicated thing to keep track of if I recorded everything that contributed to the run – and that would tip the scales even more away from the home run. I'm an advocate of "playing the whole game " and taking advantage of every means of scoring rather than waiting for someone to hit a home run, which has been the trend. I'll post this after each series and we can watch the numbers take shape as the season progresses.

METS
Single- 8
Double- 6
Triple- 1
Home Run- 1
Walk-
Balk- 1
Out- 1
Error-
Sac Fly-
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch-
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch-

OTHER GUYS
Single- 3
Double- 4
Triple-
Home Run- 5
Walk-
Balk-
Out-
Error-
Sac Fly- 1
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch-
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 1

 

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After the Marlins series (4/1-3/19)

METS
Single- 13
Double- 11
Triple- 2
Home Run- 6
Walk-
Balk- 1
Out- 2
Error-
Sac Fly-
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 1

OTHER GUYS
Single- 7
Double- 7
Triple-
Home Run- 8
Walk-
Balk-
Out- 2
Error-
Sac Fly- 1
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch-
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 1

 

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After the Nationals series (4/4-7/19) The Mets suddenly turned into a home run team, scoring 11 of their 15 runs off of home runs. The Nationals scored 6 of their 20 runs off of home runs and won 2 of the 3 games.

METS
Single- 16
Double- 12
Triple- 2
Home Run- 17
Walk-
Balk- 1
Out- 2
Error-
Sac Fly-
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 1

OTHER GUYS
Single- 11
Double- 9
Triple-
Home Run- 14
Walk- 2
Balk-
Out- 3
Error-
Sac Fly- 3
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball- 1
Hit by Pitch- 1

 

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After the Twins series (4/9-10/19)

METS
Single- 21
Double- 13
Triple- 2
Home Run- 22
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 3
Error-
Sac Fly-
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 2

OTHER GUYS
Single- 15
Double- 10
Triple- 1
Home Run- 25
Walk- 2
Balk-
Out- 4
Error- 1
Sac Fly- 3
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 1
Hit by Pitch- 1

The Twins scored 20 runs, 11 by home runs. The Mets scored 17 runs, 5 by home runs. Tonight they benefited form a stretch by three Twins pitchers of 6 walks and a hit batsmen. they scored 9 runs on just 5 hits, all singles.

 

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METS
Single- 26
Double- 19
Triple- 2
Home Run- 30
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 4
Error- 1
Sac Fly- 1
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 2
The Mets have scored 91 runs so 33% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 23
Double- 13
Triple- 2
Home Run- 33
Walk- 3
Balk-
Out- 5
Error- 1
Sac Fly- 4
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 1
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 90 runs so 37% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 8 off 22 runs off of homers (36%), the Braves 8 of 23 (35%)In the two Mets wins they scored 7 of 12 runs off of homers (58%) and the braves scored 2 of 5 (40%). In the two Braves wins the score 6 of 18 off of homers (33%) and the Mets 1 of 8 (12.5%). So the Mets were more home-run dependent than the Braves were.

 

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After the Phillies series (4/15-17/19)

METS
Single- 30
Double- 21
Triple- 2
Home Run- 34
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 4
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 2
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 2
The Mets have scored 103 runs so 33% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 26
Double- 20
Triple- 2
Home Run- 44
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 5
Error- 1
Sac Fly- 5
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 1
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 113 runs so 39% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 4 off 12 runs off of homers (33%), the Phillies 11 of 23 (48%) So the Mets were less home-run dependent than the Braves were.

 

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After the Cardinals series (4/19-21/19)

METS
Single- 32
Double- 22
Triple- 3
Home Run- 39
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 2
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 2
The Mets have scored 114 runs so 34% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 33
Double- 25
Triple- 2
Home Run- 48
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 6
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 6
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 133 runs so 36% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 5 of their 11 runs off of home runs (45%). The Cardinals scored 4 of their 20 runs off of home runs, (20%). So the Mets were more home-run dependent than the Cardinals, by quite a margin.

 

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After the Phillies series (4/22-24/19)

METS
Single- 34
Double- 25
Triple- 3
Home Run- 45
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 3
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 1
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 128 runs so 35% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 36
Double- 26
Triple- 2
Home Run- 51
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 6
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 6
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 140 runs so 36% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 6 of their 14 runs off of home runs (43%). The Cardinals scored 3 of their 7 runs off of home runs, (also 43%).

 

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After the Brewers series (4/26-28/19)

METS
Single- 39
Double- 28
Triple- 3
Home Run- 49
Walk- 4
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 3
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 141 runs so 35% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 43
Double- 32
Triple- 2
Home Run- 55
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 9
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 6
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 160 runs so 34% of their runs come from home runs.

The Brewers come in scoring 70% of their runs via the home run and had lost 7 of 8 games. In this series they score 20 runs and only 4 of them (20%) came from home runs). In fact, they scored 3 times on outs. The Mets on the other had scored as many runs off homers, 4, but only 9 other runs, (31% form home runs).

 

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After the Reds series (4/29-5/2/19)

METS
Single- 42
Double- 29
Triple- 3
Home Run- 51
Walk- 6
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 4
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 150 runs so 34% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 46
Double- 34
Triple- 2
Home Run- 58
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 9
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 7
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 169 runs so 34% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 2 of 9 runs from home runs (22.2%). The Reds scored 3 of their 9 runs off homers, (33%). Two of their homers were game-winners off of Diaz. Syndergaard won today on his own home run. So I guess home runs are still pretty important, even if they aren't everything in baseball.

 

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After the brewers series (5/2-4/19)

METS
Single- 45
Double- 29
Triple- 4
Home Run- 53
Walk- 6
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 4
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 156 runs so 34% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 49
Double- 3
Triple- 2
Home Run- 63
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 9
Error- 2
Sac Fly- 8
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 179 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.


There wasn't much scoring in this series, (it was essentially 4 games due to the 18 inning game on Saturday) but the Mets scored 2 of their 6 runs on home runs, 33%. the brewers scored 5 of their ten runs on homers (50%). Neither team gave up a lot of hits or walks so hitting a mistake over the fence became more important than it even usually is.

 

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After the Padres series (5/6-8/19)

METS
Single- 49
Double- 30
Triple- 4
Home Run- 56
Walk- 6
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 5
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 165 runs so 34% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 51
Double- 5
Triple- 2
Home Run- 69
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 9
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 9
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 192 runs so 36% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 3 of their 9 runs on homers, a typical average. But the padres scored 6 of their 14 runs on the long ball, 43%. That's how you lose 2 out of 3.

 

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After the Marlins series (5/10-11/19)

METS
Single- 54
Double- 30
Triple- 4
Home Run- 64
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 5
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 180 runs so 36% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 52
Double- 6
Triple- 2
Home Run- 69
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 9
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 10
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 195 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets scored 8 of their 15 runs by hitting the ball over the fence while the Marlins had no home runs and only 4 runs. But the Mets scored enough on singles alone, (3 in the first game and 2 in the second) to have swept what turned out to be a two game series just based on that.

 

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After the Nationals series (5/14-16/19)

METS
Single- 56
Double- 33
Triple- 4
Home Run- 72
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 5
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 193 runs so 37% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 55
Double- 10
Triple- 2
Home Run- 74
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 11
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 10
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 209 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.

The Met's scored 8 of their 14 runs in this series on home runs, (57%). The Nationals scored 5 of their 14 runs by homers, (36%).

 

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After the Marlins series (5/17-19/19)

METS
Single- 57
Double- 33
Triple- 4
Home Run- 76
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 6
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 199 runs so 38% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 60
Double- 42
Triple- 2
Home Run- 78
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 12
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 12
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 222 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets are increasingly dependent on the home run, something that was not true early in the season when they were scoring runs. In this series they scored only 6 runs, four of them off home runs, (67%). The marlins also scored 4 runs off homers but they scored 9 other runs and used them to sweep the series. (4/13 = 31%).

 

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After the Nationals series (5/17-19/19)

METS
Single- 61
Double- 37
Triple- 4
Home Run- 89
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 8
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 222 runs so 40% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 65
Double- 45
Triple- 2
Home Run- 83
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 12
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 12
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 235 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets bats came alive in this series as they scored 13 runs off homers, as many as the nationals scored at all. But the Amazin's scored 10 other runs as well, 4 each on singles and doubles and two on sac files. But 57% of their out-put came from the long ball compared to 38% for the Nats.

 

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After the Tigers series (5/24-26/19)

METS
Single- 64
Double- 37
Triple- 4
Home Run- 103
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 6
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 8
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 239 runs so 43% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 70
Double- 47
Triple- 2
Home Run- 89
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 12
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 15
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 1
The other guys have scored 251 runs so 35% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets continue to score runs but their erratic pitching is holding them back. One trend I don't like is that, after starting the season with a balanced attack, they are reverting to depending on home runs to score: they are scoring now because they are getting them but what if the power slackens off? they still need to score in other ways. They out-scored the Tigers in this series 17-16 but 14 of the 17 Met runs were the result of home runs and only 6 of the Tiger's runs were. And many of the Met homers were coming from unlikely sources like Adeiny Hechavarría, (31HR in 826 major league games). If the Mets were producing runs in as many ways as the Tigers did, (singles, doubles, sacrifice flies), they would have swept the series.

 

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After the Dodgers series (5/27-30/19)

METS
Single- 66
Double- 38
Triple- 5
Home Run- 117
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 8
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 8
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 259 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 75
Double- 51
Triple- 2
Home Run- 99
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 13
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 17
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 274 runs so 36 of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets actually competed well in this series, being out-scored by the clear best team in the league only 20-23 in their place. But baseball is not about margin of victory and they lost 3 of 4 games due to poor work by the bullpen, which gave up 15 runs. in 4 games. The Met's increasing dependence on the home run continued: 14 of their 20 runs were scored on long balls, (70%), whereas the Dodgers scored 10 of 23 runs that way, (43%).

 

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After the Diamondbacks series (5/31-6/2/19)

METS
Single- 69
Double- 42
Triple- 5
Home Run- 121
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 8
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 8
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 270 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 82
Double- 51
Triple- 2
Home Run- 107
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 14
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 18
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 291 runs so 37% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets got 4 runs from homers, 4 from doubles and 3 from singles in this series so 36% of their runs came from hitting the ball over the fence. The D-Backs scored 8 times off of homers, 7 from singles, one form and out and one from a sac fly, so they played big ball and small ball better than the Mets.

 

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After the Giants series (6/4-6/19)

METS
Single- 71
Double- 43
Triple- 5
Home Run- 133
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 9
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 9
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 287 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 85
Double- 57
Triple- 2
Home Run- 110
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 14
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 18
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 303 runs so 36% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets clobbered Giants pitching for 12 runs off of homers to only 3 for the Giants, who out-scored them by other means 9-5. It's good if it goes.

 

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After the Rockies series (6/7-9/19)

METS
Single- 73
Double- 44
Triple- 6
Home Run- 140
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 10
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 9
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 299 runs so 47% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 89
Double- 59
Triple- 2
Home Run- 113
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 14
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 18
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 312 runs so 36% of their runs come from home runs.


The Mets scored 7 runs off of homers in this series to only three for the Rockies. Other than that, it was 5-6. For the season the Mets are 140-113 in scoring runs off of homers but 159-199 by other means.

 

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After the Yankees series (6/11/19 – a double-header)

METS
Single- 78
Double- 45
Triple- 6
Home Run- 149
Walk- 7
Balk- 1
Out- 10
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 9
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 314 runs so 47% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 93
Double- 60
Triple- 3
Home Run- 121
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 16
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 18
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 328 runs so 37% of their runs come from home runs.

The Queens Quakers out-bombed the Bronx Bombers with 9 runs from home runs vs. 8 and both teams got 6 runs on other hits but the Yankees came out on top for the day, 16-15, thanks to two runs they scored on outs.

 

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After the Cardinals series (6/13-16/19)

METS
Single- 86
Double- 46
Triple- 6
Home Run- 156
Walk- 8
Balk- 1
Out- 12
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 10
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 334 runs so 47% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 99
Double- 62
Triple- 3
Home Run- 134
Walk- 4
Balk-
Out- 17
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 21
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 353 runs so 38% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets were actually balanced in this series, getting 7 runs off of home runs and 13 from other sources, including 8 from singles. But they gave up 13 homers in four games vs. the Cardinals, who also scored 12 other runs.

 

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After the Braves series (6/17-20/19)

METS
Single- 89
Double- 50
Triple- 6
Home Run- 161
Walk- 9
Balk- 1
Out- 14
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 10
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 349 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 105
Double- 65
Triple- 3
Home Run- 144
Walk- 5
Balk-
Out- 17
Error- 4
Sac Fly- 21
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 2
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 374 runs so 39% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets were less home run-centric in the braves series, scoring only 5 of their 15 runs that way. But they gave up too many home runs, 10 of the Braves 21 runs coming form over the fence.

 

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After the Cubs series (6/20-23/19) (Braves series was 6/17-19, not 6/17-20)

METS
Single- 95
Double- 52
Triple- 6
Home Run- 174
Walk- 10
Balk- 1
Out- 14
Error- 3
Sac Fly- 10
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 371 runs so 47% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 110
Double- 67
Triple- 4
Home Run- 150
Walk- 5
Balk-
Out- 19
Error- 4
Sac Fly- 21
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 4
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 2
The other guys have scored 392 runs so 38% of their runs come from home runs.

The Mets out-scored the Cubs 22-18. They got 13 runs from homers to 7 but were out-scored by other means 9-11. ironically, it was a home run by Baez that evened the series and started the circus in the clubhouse.