NEW YORK — The Mets need to figure out how to hit starting pitching.
Luckily, their next 16 games are against the Nationals, Pirates, Marlins and Cubs, which could be exactly what they need to heat the bats up again.
But in Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Dodgers, it didn’t matter. The Dodgers’ bullpen was not up to the task, letting the Mets score two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to salt the game away. Chris Bassitt was his typical unsexy self, but yet another quality start led to a win, and the Mets officially clinched the season series against their stiffest competition for National League supremacy. While seven games in the regular season are not remotely the same thing as seven games in the postseason, the Mets have to feel good about taking four of the games.
