Mets' big win over the Braves could get the Amazins' back on track

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00:00Are the Mets turning things around? That is the question. Big win for the Mets on Wednesday night, 7-3 over the Braves at Citi Field.

00:08We're going to talk some Mets baseball right now with the Mets beat writer for the New York Post.

00:13My guy Mike Puma joins me now. Mike, how are you doing?

00:16Dexter, how are you today?

00:17I'm doing good. I'm doing good. Mets fans, they haven't been doing so good.

00:21Mets have been struggling lately. They've lost 10 out of the last 12 games. They are at the halfway mark.

00:25So I wanted to take a look with you about where this team is, but let's start with Game 81, which was last night.

00:32They hit the big win, 7-3 over the Braves. Juan Soto hits two home runs.

00:37How big of a win was this for the Mets? I know they've been in a funk right now,

00:41but do you think this is the kind of win that can turn things around for them going forward?

00:47You'd like to think so, but they broke. They were in Philly.

00:51They had the seven-game losing streak, and they had the breakout game where they hit the seven home runs,

00:56and you thought maybe that was a turning point, and then they ended up coming back and losing three more in a row.

01:05So we'll see here. You want to beat the Braves in the finale of this series, at least get a split after getting swept in Atlanta last week,

01:16and then you get maybe a little bit of a break in the schedule here.

01:21Now, listen, if you're not playing well, there's no easy game, but the Pirates certainly are not a good team.

01:28You go to Pittsburgh for three games, maybe you get something going here if you win the series finale against the Braves

01:35and take two straight wins into Pittsburgh.

01:39That would be nice. Mets fans will at least take a split in the series.

01:43I haven't seen series wins lately.

01:45Got to talk about Juan Soto. Two homers last night.

01:48He's been red hot in the month of June.

01:52Looks like he's finally coming around.

01:54Do you think we can finally put some of the noise to rest about Juan Soto,

01:58the concerns that some fans and other people had?

02:01Do you think he's finally starting to look comfortable in a Mets uniform?

02:04Yeah, and I think that's been behind him for a couple of weeks now,

02:07and even when the numbers weren't there for him, he was still hitting the ball hard.

02:15He was getting on base, but now it's really coming together for him.

02:22He looks comfortable, and listen, the Mets have needed it.

02:26Pete Alonso's cooled off.

02:29Lynn Doerr's been spotty.

02:31The bottom of the lineup has been pretty much a black hole,

02:36so they've won these two games here out of the last 12,

02:42and Soto played an instrumental part last night,

02:46and he also had a big game when they won in Philly last Saturday.

02:51So he's been kind of the ringleader right now in the lineup

02:55at the time the Mets have needed it.

02:56Yeah, he's been huge this month.

03:00And look, the Mets, last thing for me, Mike, they are 47-34, right?

03:05They're a half game out of first place, despite having lost a 10 out of 12 games.

03:09But when you look at this team with the trade deadline upcoming,

03:13and you mentioned the bottom of the lineup being a black hole,

03:16which has not been good all season long.

03:18When you look at this team, and David Stearns just talked to the media the other day,

03:22what do you think the biggest need is for this team right now

03:25that they need to address at the upcoming trade deadline?

03:28I think they need to address a little bit of everything at this point,

03:32especially the Sean Minaya news yesterday is very troubling

03:39about him having a loose body in his elbow and discomfort and being pushed back.

03:45You know, this was a guy they thought was going to be pitching for him next week,

03:49and now that's on hold.

03:51And I know they're only saying he's shut down from throwing for a few days

03:54or what have you, but that's alarming, you know,

03:59and that makes me think they may have to go out and find more starting pitching.

04:05And, you know, the lineup certainly has been so inconsistent

04:08that you think they're going to need another bat,

04:10and we've seen the bullpen shuffle going on.

04:13So I don't know if there's one you can just say,

04:16all right, this is the one area they have to address.

04:18I think they may have to address everything here.

04:21Yeah, a lot of needs.

04:22Got to show up the defense.

04:24Got to show up the start in pitching.

04:26Do also have to show up the bullpen.

04:28But the Mets at the halfway mark, 47-34.

04:31They will look to try to get a series split

04:33with the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field tonight.

04:35That is Mike Puma, great beat reporter,

04:38covering the Mets for us here at the New York Post.

04:40Mike, always a pleasure.

04:41Talk to you soon.

04:43Thank you, Dexter.

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