How the New York Mets' offense got on track against the Giants

“The whole problem and project of descriptive statistics was discriminating between what made a difference and what did not.” —”Oblivion,” David Foster WallaceWhat a difference three days can make.After Thursday night’s series-opening loss in San Francisco — the New York Mets’ third straight loss — things were trending swiftly in a negative direction. The offense was uninspired, the bullpen quickly overwhelmed. And the Mets were one inning away from losing Juan Soto for the weekend.Advertisement