Sometimes I just don’t understand the narrative, the proverbial hot take. After Game 2, it was “Where has the Mets offense gone?”  It was one game. How quickly do Mets fans forget that good pitching beats good hitting. 

In Game 2, the Mets faced the mercurial Johnny Cueto. He has had success against the Mets players. I thought the Mets would hit him, but they didn’t. It shouldn’t shock anyone that Cueto did to the Mets players what he’s always done to the Mets players. However, it also shouldn’t cause panic. 

Look at Game 1. The Mets put up three runs off of Edison Volquez. They collected if hits and a walk. There was no mention of layoffs or an inability to hit. The Mets even dented the Mets bullpen.  They’re facing Yordano Ventura tonight. 

Ventura has not been good this postseason. In two ALDS starts, he was 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA and a 1.714 WHIP. In his two ALCS starts, he recorded no decisions with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.500 WHIP. Overall, he’s 0-1 with a 5.09 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. He been hit. 

The Mets will hit tonight.