Players of the Week: Marte, Carrasco Lead Mets To Undefeated Week

After a mini-skid to open their series against the Padres, the Mets are now winners of six consecutive games, and are showing no signs of slowing down soon. Last week, the Mets swept a two game series from the Yankees, then flew down to Miami where they took three more wins from the Fish. Aside from winning baseball games, this is a very exciting time for the Mets, as they’ll look to add some new talent to the roster this week ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. During the 5-0 week, the Mets had two players – both in their first full season with the team – make significant impacts.

Hitter of the Week

Starling Marte continued his scorching July with a 7-for-18 week, slugging .889 while mashing two home runs and driving in five runs. He recorded a pair of hits in both games against the Yankees, including a home run in the first inning on Tuesday that started a comeback. In Miami, Marte opened the series with a three-hit game, falling just a double short of the cycle. Although he went hitless on Saturday, Marte earned a well-deserved rest day in Sunday’s series finale.

Since being named to the NL All-Star roster earlier in July, Marte has been playing his best baseball of the entire season.

Pitcher of the Week

On Saturday evening, Carlos Carrasco threw his third consecutive start of five or more innings and zero runs allowed. Against the Marlins, Carrasco threw 7 2/3 dominant frames, allowing just four hits, walking two batters, and striking out seven. After beginning the month with a 4.85 ERA, Carrasco ended July with a 3.79 mark on the year.

In leading the Mets to Saturday’s 4-0 victory, Carrasco personally earned his 100th career win as a pitcher in the major leagues. This milestone made him just the eighth Venezuelan-born pitcher to win 100 career games.

Honorable Mention: Seth Lugo, who threw three shutout innings out of the bullpen last week, allowing just one hit and no walks. His impressive week included 1 2/3 innings on Wednesday evening, keeping the Yankees off the board after David Peterson allowed a game-tying two-run home run.

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