2010 New York Mets season

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2010 New York Mets
Citi Field on Opening Day in 2010
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkCiti Field
CityNew York, New York
Record79–83 (.488)
Divisional place4th
OwnersFred Wilpon
General managersOmar Minaya
ManagersJerry Manuel
TelevisionSportsNet New York
WPIX (CW affiliate)
RadioWFAN (English)
WQBU-FM (Spanish)
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The 2010 New York Mets season was the franchise's 49th season and their second at Citi Field. The team was attempting to rebound from the injury plagued 2009 season as they sought their first postseason appearance since 2006. However, they failed in their goal, earning a 79–83 record and second consecutive fourth-place finish in the National League East, leading to the firing of manager Jerry Manuel and the dismissal of general manager Omar Minaya at the conclusion of the season.

Offseason[edit]

On November 6, 2009, the Mets declined to exercise relief pitcher J. J. Putz's 2010 team option, who subsequently signed with the Chicago White Sox.[1] Catcher Brian Schneider and shortstop Wilson Valdez signed contracts to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nelson Figueroa would also later join the Phillies on Opening Day upon being acquired off waivers from the Mets. On November 30, 2009, the Mets re-signed Alex Cora to an identical one year $2 million deal. They also signed former San Diego Padre catcher Henry Blanco and former Astro Chris Coste. In December 2009, the Mets signed pitchers Ryota Igarashi and Kelvim Escobar.

On December 29, the Mets signed outfielder Jason Bay to a four-year $65 million deal.[2] On January 5, 2010, the Mets signed R. A. Dickey to a minor league contract. On January 13, 2010, Carlos Beltrán underwent knee surgery, and did not return until after the All-Star break.[3] On January 22, 2010, The Mets acquired outfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. along with 21 million of the 23.5 million he was due of the last two years of his contract from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for relief pitcher Brian Stokes.[4]

The Mets signed right-handed pitcher Josh Fogg to a minor league deal on January 29, 2010, extending him an invitation to Spring training. The Mets also re-signed former member Mike Jacobs to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring training.[5] The Mets also continued this offseason's trend of signing catchers by finalizing a deal with catcher Rod Barajas.[6] The Mets later invited Raúl Valdés to spring training during March. He'd eventually make it on the roster in early April after Sean Green was placed on the disabled list.

On March 11, 2010, the Mets announced that starting shortstop José Reyes would miss 2–8 weeks after being diagnosed with a hyperthyroid problem, but on March 24, the Mets announced that he would return for camp that same day and would be ready for the first weekend series vs the Washington Nationals.[7]

Regular season[edit]

April[edit]

Ike Davis

The Mets opened their season at home with a 7–1 victory over the Florida Marlins. After a shaky 4–8 start and questions surrounding the lineup, they called up highly touted prospect Ike Davis. The call-up and the surprising emergence of starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey who ended the month 4–0, with a NL leading 0.69 ERA along with the rest of the pitching staff, resulted in positive momentum for the Mets. They went 9–1 on a ten-game homestand, having done that twice in their history. They finished the homestand with an overall record of 13–9 and leading the NL East by a ½ game over the Phillies. The Mets wrapped up the month with a 9–1 win over the Phillies, giving them a 14–9 record and a 1½ game lead in the East.

May[edit]

The Mets followed their successful April by slumping to a 12–17 finish in May. However, after starting the month 6–14, the team's fortunes appeared to turn around beginning with a 5–3 victory over their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, on May 22. The Mets went on to win their three-game series against the Yankees, and followed it up with a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals, the first place Philadelphia Phillies. The series, in which the Mets shut the Phillies out in all three games, marked the first time the Mets had shut out a team three days in a row since 1969—when the Mets shut out the Phillies three games in a row in September.[8] It was also only the third time since 1876 that a first place team was shut out in all games of a sweep.[9] The Mets finished 12–17 in May and an even 26–26 overall, having gone 6–4 from May 20 onward.

June[edit]

The Mets had a strong June, continuing their winning ways at Citi Field with a nine-game home winning streak extending from May. The team finally won a series on the road, compiling a 7–2 record from June 11 to the 20th, sweeping the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians before losing two of three against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. The Mets' resurgence was due in part to R. A. Dickey, Hisanori Takahashi and Jon Niese bolstering the starting rotation as well as José Reyes and David Wright emerging from their early season struggles to lead the team's offense. The Mets finished June 18–8, 1½ games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL East lead and holding the NL Wild Card lead.

July and August[edit]

The Mets went into July in second place behind the Atlanta Braves. In the final series before the All-Star break, which began with the Mets just three games out of first, the Mets lost two of three to the Braves, dropping them to four games back. They never recovered, struggling for the rest of July, culminating with a 2-9 West Coast road trip, including a sweep at the hands of the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Their season spiraled downward further when in August, Francisco Rodriguez beat up his father-in-law in front of the other players' family. In the process, Rodriguez tore a ligament in his hand and, needing surgery, his season was ended. As a result, the Mets began the process of trying to void his contract, and placed him on the disqualified list, not paying him for the remainder of the season. In July Jason Bay suffered a concussion that he would never return from. Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Texas Rangers as August came to an end.

September and October[edit]

The season ended when Óliver Pérez earned his fifth loss of the season by hitting a batter then issuing three straight walks in the 14th inning against the Washington Nationals. The Mets lost the game 2-1.

Game log[edit]

2010 Game Log
April (14–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
1 April 5 Marlins 7–1 Santana (1–0) Johnson (0–1) 41,245 1–0 Box
2 April 7 Marlins 6–7 (10) Núñez (1–0) Takahashi (0–1) Wood (1) 38,863 1–1 Box
3 April 8 Marlins 1–3 Robertson (1–0) Niese (0–1) Núñez (1) 25,982 1–2 Box
4 April 9 Nationals 8–2 Pelfrey (1–0) Batista (0–1) 28,055 2–2 Box
5 April 10 Nationals 3–4 Lannan (1–1) Pérez (0–1) Capps (2) 33,044 2–3 Box
6 April 11 Nationals 2–5 Hernández (1–0) Santana (1–1) Capps (3) 33,672 2–4 Box
7 April 13 @ Rockies 3–11 Smith (1–1) Maine (0–1) 25,110 2–5 Box
8 April 14 @ Rockies 5–6 (10) Flores (1–0) Mejía (0–1) 26,310 2–6 Box
9 April 15 @ Rockies 5–0 Pelfrey (2–0) de la Rosa (1–1) 26,195 3–6 Box
10 April 16 @ Cardinals 3–4 Carpenter (2–0) Nieve (0–1) Franklin (4) 40,101 3–7 Box
11 April 17 @ Cardinals 2–1 (20) Rodríguez (1–0) Mather (0–1) Pelfrey (1) 43,709 4–7 Box
12 April 18 @ Cardinals 3–5 Wainwright (3–0) Stoner (0–1) 40,007 4–8 Box
13 April 19 Cubs 6–1 Nieve (1–1) Russell (0–1) 27,940 5–8 Box
14 April 20 Cubs 4–0 Pelfrey (3–0) Zambrano (1–2) 27,502 6–8 Box
15 April 21 Cubs 3–9 Silva (2–0) Pérez (0–2) 25,684 6–9 Box
16 April 22 Cubs 5–2 Santana (2–1) Gorzelanny (0–2) Rodríguez (1) 28,535 7–9 Box
17 April 23 Braves 5–2 Takahashi (1–1) Kawakami (0–3) Rodríguez (2) 32,265 8–9 Box
18 April 24 Braves 3–1 Acosta (1–0) Jurrjens (0–2) Rodríguez (3) 36,547 9–9 Box
19 April 25 Braves 1–0 (6) Pelfrey (4–0) Hanson (1–2) 27,623 10–9 Box
April 26 Dodgers Game Postponed
20 April 27 Dodgers 4–0 Santana (3–1) Kuroda (2–1) 11–9 Box
21 April 27 Dodgers 10–5 Takahashi (2–1) Haeger (0–3) 32,012 12–9 Box
22 April 28 Dodgers 7–3 Maine (1–1) Ely (0–1) 29,724 13-9 Box
23 April 30 @ Phillies 9–1 Niese (1–1) Kendrick (0–1) 45,296 14–9 Box
May (12–17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
24 May 1 @ Phillies 0–10 Halladay (5–1) Pelfrey (4–1) 45,264 14–10 Box
25 May 2 @ Phillies 5–11 Moyer (3–2) Santana (3–2) 45,439 14–11 Box
26 May 3 @ Reds 2–3 (11) Masset (3–1) Acosta (1–1) 14,350 14–12 Box
27 May 4 @ Reds 5–4 Feliciano (1–0) Cordero (1–2) Rodríguez (4) 13,813 15–12 Box
28 May 5 @ Reds 4–5 (10) Owings (3–0) Feliciano (1–1) 16,798 15–13 Box
29 May 7 Giants 6–4 Rodríguez (2–0) Romo (0–3) 34,681 16–13 Box
30 May 8 Giants 5–4 (11) Takahashi (3–1) Mota (0–1) 36,764 17–13 Box
31 May 9 Giants 5–6 Romo (1–3) Mejía (0–2) Wilson (7) 35,641 17–14 Box
32 May 10 Nationals 2– 3 Atilano (3-0) Maine (1–2) Batista (1) 29,313 17–15 Box
33 May 11 Nationals 8–6 Valdés (1–0) Clippard (6–1) Rodríguez (5) 31,606 18–15 Box
34 May 12 Nationals 4–6 Clippard (7–1) Rodríguez (2–1) Capps (14) 33,024 18–16 Box
35 May 13 @ Marlins 1–2 Núñez (2–0) Nieve (1–2) 16,229 18–17 Box
36 May 14 @ Marlins 2–7 Sánchez (2–2) Pérez (0–3) 21,221 18–18 Box
37 May 15 @ Marlins 5–7 Robertson (4–3) Maine (1–3) Núñez (8) 26,007 18–19 Box
38 May 16 @ Marlins 8–10 Nolasco (4–2) Niese (1–2) Núñez (9) 17,977 18–20 Box
39 May 17 @ Braves 3–2 Pelfrey (5–1) Lowe (5–4) Rodríguez (6) 21,086 19–20 Box
40 May 18 @ Braves 2–3 Wagner (3–0) Feliciano (1–2) 27,119 19–21 Box
41 May 19 @ Nationals 3–5 Storen (1–0) Valdés(1–1) Capps (15) 19,384 19–22 Box
42 May 20 @ Nationals 10–7 Valdés (2–1) Atilano (3–1) 23,612 20–22 Box
43 May 21 Yankees 1–2 Vázquez (3–4) Dessens (0–1) Rivera (8) 41,382 20–23 Box
44 May 22 Yankees 5–3 Pelfrey (6–1) Hughes (5–1) Rodríguez (7) 41,343 21–23 Box
45 May 23 Yankees 6–4 Santana (4–2) Sabathia (4–3) Rodríguez (8) 41,422 22–23 Box
46 May 25 Phillies 8–0 Dickey (1–0) Moyer (5–4) Valdés (1) 33,026 23–23 Box
47 May 26 Phillies 5–0 Takahashi (4–1) Blanton (1–3) 33,223 24–23 Box
48 May 27 Phillies 3–0 Pelfrey (7–1) Hamels (5–3) Rodríguez (9) 35,903 25–23 Box
49 May 28 @ Brewers 0–2 Gallardo (5–2) Igarashi (0–1) 32,773 25–24 Box
50 May 29 @ Brewers 6–8 Coffey (2–1) Nieve (1–3) Axford (2) 37,841 25–25 Box
51 May 30 @ Brewers 10–4 Dickey (2–0) Suppan (0–2) 36,559 26–25 Box
52 May 31 @ Padres 6–18 Correia (5-4) Takahashi (4–2) 20,023 26–26 Box
June (18–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
53 June 1 @ Padres 4–2 Pelfrey (8-1) LeBlanc (2-4) Rodríguez (10) 17,393 27–26 Box
54 June 2 @ Padres 1–5 (11) Webb (2–1) Valdés (2–2) 15,880 27–27 Box
55 June 4 Marlins 4–3 Dickey (3–0) Sánchez (5–3) Rodríguez (11) 30,042 28–27 Box
56 June 5 Marlins 6–1 Niese (2–2) Robertson (4–5) 37,165 29–27 Box
57 June 6 Marlins 7–6 Feliciano (2–2) Hensley (1–2) Rodríguez (12) 36,612 30–27 Box
58 June 8 Padres 2–1 (11) Dessens (1–1) Mujica (2–1) 30,086 31–27 Box
June 9 Padres Game Postponed
59 June 10 Padres 2–4 Latos (6–4) Santana (4–3) Bell (17) 32,365 31–28 Box
60 June 10 Padres 3–0 Niese (3–2) Garland (6–4) 28,072 32–28 Box
61 June 11 @ Orioles 5–1 Dickey (4–0) Guthrie (3–7) 28,554 33–28 Box
62 June 12 @ Orioles 3–1 Takahashi (5–2) Matusz (2–7) Rodríguez (13) 42,248 34–28 Box
63 June 13 @ Orioles 11–4 Pelfrey (9–1) Millwood (0–8) 24,848 35–28 Box
64 June 15 @ Indians 7–6 Santana (5–3) Masterson (2–6) Rodríguez (14) 12,882 36–28 Box
65 June 16 @ Indians 8–4 Niese (4–2) Talbot (7–5) 14,246 37–28 Box
66 June 17 @ Indians 6–4 Dickey (5–0) Westbrook (4–4) Rodríguez (15) 14,339 38–28 Box
67 June 18 @ Yankees 4–0 Takahashi (6–2) Vázquez (6–6) Rodríguez (16) 49,220 39–28 Box
68 June 19 @ Yankees 3–5 Hughes (10–1) Pelfrey (9–2) Rivera (16) 49,073 39–29 Box
69 June 20 @ Yankees 0–4 Sabathia (8–3) Santana (5–4) 49,240 39–30 Box
70 June 22 Tigers 14–6 Nieve (2–3) Verlander (8–5) 32,363 40–30 Box
71 June 23 Tigers 5–0 Dickey (6–0) Bonderman (3–5) 35,045 41–30 Box
72 June 24 Tigers 5–6 Galarraga (3-1) Takahashi (6–3) Valverde (17) 31,319 41–31 Box
73 June 25 Twins 5–2 Pelfrey (10–2) Slowey (7–5) Rodríguez (17) 36,244 42–31 Box
74 June 26 Twins 0–6 Pavano (9–6) Santana (5–5) 37,510 42–32 Box
75 June 27 Twins 6–0 Niese (5–2) Baker (6–7) 37,644 43–32 Box
76 June 28 @ Marlins^ 3–10 Nolasco (7–6) Dickey (6–1) 18,073 43–33 Box
77 June 29 @ Marlins^ 6–7 Núñez (3–1) Feliciano (2–3) 18,373 43–34 Box
78 June 30 @ Marlins^ 6–5 Dessens (2–1) Sanabia (0–1) Rodríguez (18) 19,232 44–34 Box
^ - Played in San Juan, Puerto Rico
July (9–17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
79 July 1 @ Nationals 1–2 Capps (1–3) Feliciano (2–4) 20,167 44–35 Box
80 July 2 @ Nationals 5–3 Niese (6–2) Atiano (6–5) Rodríguez (19) 24,410 45–35 Box
81 July 3 @ Nationals 5–6 Capps (2–3) Rodríguez (2–2) 39,214 45–36 Box
82 July 4 @ Nationals 9–5 Takahashi (7–3) Stammen (2–3) Rodríguez (20) 29,234 46–36 Box
83 July 5 Reds 6–8 Smith (2–1) Pelfrey (10–3) Cordero (23) 36,764 46–37 Box
84 July 6 Reds 3–0 Santana (6–5) Maloney (0–1) 27,473 47–37 Box
85 July 7 Reds 1–3 Arroyo (9–4) Niese (6–3) Cordero (24) 30,029 47–38 Box
86 July 9 Braves 2–4 O'Flaherty (3–1) Dickey (6–2) Wagner (20) 36,356 47–39 Box
87 July 10 Braves 0–4 Hudson (9–4) Pelfrey (10–4) 37,793 47–40 Box
88 July 11 Braves 3–0 Santana (7–5) Lowe (9–8) Rodríguez (21) 36,402 48–40 Box
89 July 15 @ Giants 0–2 Lincecum (10–4) Dickey (6–3) 38,416 48–41 Box
90 July 16 @ Giants 0–1 Zito (8–4) Niese (6–4) Wilson (24) 41,869 48–42 Box
91 July 17 @ Giants 4–8 Cain (7–8) Takahashi (7–4) Wilson (25) 42,599 48–43 Box
92 July 18 @ Giants 4–3 (10) Rodríguez (3–2) Wilson (2–1) 37,623 49–43 Box
93 July 19 @ Diamondbacks 2–13 Kennedy (5–7) Pelfrey (10–5 ) 18,253 49–44 Box
94 July 20 @ Diamondbacks 2–3 Enright (2–2) Dickey (6–4) Gutiérrez (3) 18,749 49–45 Box
95 July 21 @ Diamondbacks 3–4 (14) Boyer (2–2) Nieve (2–4) 18,223 49–46 Box
96 July 22 @ Dodgers 0–2 Kuroda (8–8) Takahashi (7–5) Kuo (3) 42,299 49–47 Box
97 July 23 @ Dodgers 6–1 Santana (8–5) Padilla (4–3) 44,626 50–47 Box
98 July 24 @ Dodgers 2–3 (13) Sherrill (1–1) Pérez (0–4) 43,506 50–48 Box
99 July 25 @ Dodgers 0–1 Kershaw (10–5) Feliciano (2–5) Jansen (1) 39,897 50–49 Box
100 July 27 Cardinals 8–2 Niese (7–4) Wainwright (14–6) 37,479 51–49 Box
101 July 28 Cardinals 7–8 (13) MacDougal (1–0) Feliciano (2–6) Franklin (19) 35,009 51–50 Box
102 July 29 Cardinals 4–0 Dickey (7–4) Hawksworth (4–7) Rodríguez (22) 40,087 52–50 Box
103 July 30 Diamondbacks 6–9 Kennedy (6–8) Valdés (2–3) Heilman (4) 34,280 52–51 Box
104 July 31 Diamondbacks 5–4 Rodríguez (4–2) Gutierrez (0–6) 35,287 53–51 Box
August (12–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
105 August 1 Diamondbacks 1–14 Hudson (1–0) Niese (7–5) 35,014 53–52 Box
106 August 2 @ Braves 1–4 Hudson (12–5) Santana (8–6) Wagner (25) 33,030 53–53 Box
107 August 3 @ Braves 3–2 Acosta (2–1) Wagner (5–2) Rodríguez (23) 26,578 54–53 Box
108 August 4 @ Braves 3–8 Dunn (1–0) Pelfrey (10–6) 28,536 54–54 Box
109 August 6 @ Phillies 5–7 Durbin (3–1) Parnell (0–1) Lidge (13) 45,378 54–55 Box
110 August 7 @ Phillies 1–0 Santana (9–6) Hamels (7–8) Rodríguez (24) 45,194 55–55 Box
111 August 8 @ Phillies 5–6 Halladay (14–8) Dickey (7–5) Lidge (14) 45,402 55–56 Box
112 August 10 Rockies 1–0 Pelfrey (11–6) Jiménez (17–3) Rodríguez (25) 30,036 56–56 Box
113 August 11 Rockies 2–6 Belisle (5–4) Takahashi (7–6) 30,554 56–57 Box
114 August 12 Rockies 4–0 Santana (10–6) Hammel (8–7) 32,272 57–57 Box
115 August 13 Phillies 1–0 Dickey (8–5) Hamels (7–9) 35,440 58–57 Box
116 August 14 Phillies 0–4 Halladay (15–8) Misch (0–1) 39,151 58–58 Box
117 August 15 Phillies 1–3 Kendrick (8–5) Pelfrey (11–7) Lidge (16) 31,345 58–59 Box
118 August 16 @ Astros 3–1 Feliciano (3–6) Lindstrom (2–4) Takahashi (1) 22,688 59–59 Box
119 August 17 @ Astros 3–4 Melancon (1–0) Santana (10–7) López (1) 26,279 59–60 Box
120 August 18 @ Astros 3–2 Dessens (3–1) Chacín (1–2) Acosta (1) 23,403 60–60 Box
121 August 19 @ Astros 2–3 Norris (6–7) Misch (0–2) Lyon (5) 26,271 60–61 Box
122 August 20 @ Pirates 7–2 Pelfrey (12–7) Karstens (2–10) 23,695 61–61 Box
123 August 21 @ Pirates 5–1(6) Niese (8–5) McDonald (2–3) 28,759 62–61 Box
124 August 22 @ Pirates 1–2 Duke (6–12) Santana (10–8) Hanrahan (2) 24,730 62–62 Box
125 August 24 Marlins 6–5 Takahashi (8–6) Ohman (0–2) 27,136 63–62 Box
126 August 25 Marlins 4–5 Sanabia (3-1) Misch (0-3) Núñez (29) 27,096 63–63 Box
127 August 26 Marlins 4–11 Sánchez (11-8) Niese (8–6) 28,640 63–64 Box
128 August 27 Astros 2–1 Pelfrey (13–7) Figueroa (3-2) Takahashi (2) 30,178 64–64 Box
129 August 28 Astros 1–4 Myers (10–7) Santana (10–9) Lyon (9) 33,024 64–65 Box
130 August 29 Astros 5–1 Dickey (8–5) Norris (6–8) 32,779 65–65 Box
131 August 30 @ Braves 3–9 Jurrjens (6–4) Misch (0–4) O'Flaherty (9) 18,842 65–66 Box
132 August 31 @ Braves 2–9 Minor (3–0) Niese (8–7) 18,430 65–67 Box
September (14–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box
133 September 1 @ Braves 1–4 Hanson (9–10) Pelfrey (13–8) Wagner (31) 19,938 66–68 Box
134 September 2 @ Braves 4–2 Santana (11–9) Hudson (15–6) Takahashi (3) 24,895 66–68 Box
135 September 3 @ Cubs 6–7 Russell (1–1) Dickey (9–6) Mármol (26) 31,424 66–69 Box
136 September 4 @ Cubs 3–5 Zambrano (6–5) Mejía (0–3) Mármol (27) 39,473 66–70 Box
137 September 5 @ Cubs 18–5 Niese (9–7) Dempster (12–10) 40,788 67–70 Box
138 September 6 @ Nationals 3–13 Olsen (4–8) Pelfrey (13–9) 20,224 67–71 Box
139 September 7 @ Nationals 4–1 Gee (1–0) Maya (0–1) Takahashi (4) 13,835 68–71 Box
140 September 8 @ Nationals 3–2 Dickey (10–6) Hernández (9–11) Takahashi (5) 16,002 69–71 Box
141 September 10 Phillies 4–8 Halladay (18–10) Mejía (0–4) 33,071 69–72 Box
142 September 11 Phillies 4–3 Pelfrey (14–9) Kendrick (9–9) Takahashi (6) 35,788 70–72 Box
143 September 12 Phillies 0–3 Oswalt (12–13) Niese (9–8) 31,563 70–73 Box
144 September 13 Pirates 1–0 (10) Takahashi (9–6) Park (3–3) 24,384 71–73 Box
145 September 14 Pirates 9–1 Dickey (11–6) Duke (7–14) 27,438 72–73 Box
146 September 15 Pirates 8–7 Valdés (3–3) Maholm (7–15) Takahashi (7) 29,000 73–73 Box
147 September 16 Pirates 6–2 Pelfrey (15–9) Ledezma (0–3) 28,790 74–73 Box
148 September 17 Braves 4–6 Hanson (10–11) Niese (9–9) Wagner (34) 28,002 74–74 Box
149 September 18 Braves 2–4 Hudson (16–8) Gee (1–1) Wagner (35) 33,051 74–75 Box
150 September 19 Braves 3–6 Lowe (14–12) Dickey (11–7) Kimbrel (1) 33,612 74–76 Box
151 September 21 @ Marlins 2–5 Veras (3–2) Dessens (3–2) Hensley (4) 19,422 74–77 Box
152 September 22 @ Marlins 5–7 Sanabia (5–3) Niese (9–10) Hensley (5) 21,123 74–78 Box
153 September 24 @ Phillies 2–3 Blanton (8–6) Dickey (11–8) Lidge (27) 45,309 74–79 Box
154 September 25 @ Phillies 5–2 Gee (2–1) Kendrick (10–10) Takahashi (8) 45,274 75–79 Box
155 September 26 @ Phillies 7–3 Acosta (3–1) Hamels (12–11) 45,302 76–79 Box
September 27 Brewers Game Postponed
156 September 28 Brewers 4–3 Dessens (4–2) Axford (8–2) 24,666 77–79 Box
157 September 29 Brewers 7–8 Villanueva (2–0) Acosta (3–2) Axford (23) 77–80 Box
158 September 29 Brewers 1–3 Bush (8–13) Dickey (11–9) Hoffman (10) 28,280 77–81 Box
159 September 30 Brewers 2–9 Narveson (12–9) Gee (2–2) 24,661 77–82 Box
160 October 1 Nationals 2–1 (10) Takahashi (10–6) Clippard (11–7) 29,424 78–82 Box
161 October 2 Nationals 7–2 Igarashi (1–1) Clippard (11–8) 30,386 79–82 Box
162 October 3 Nationals 1–2 Peralta (1–0) Pérez (0–5) Batista (2) 30,849 79–83 Box
Legend:         = Win         = Loss         = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

Season standings[edit]

National League East[edit]

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 97 65 0.599 54–30 43–35
Atlanta Braves 91 71 0.562 6 56–25 35–46
Florida Marlins 80 82 0.494 17 41–40 39–42
New York Mets 79 83 0.488 18 47–34 32–49
Washington Nationals 69 93 0.426 28 41–40 28–53

National League Wild Card[edit]

Division leaders W L Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 97 65 0.599
San Francisco Giants 92 70 0.568
Cincinnati Reds 91 71 0.562
Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 91 71 0.562
San Diego Padres 90 72 0.556 1
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 0.531 5
Colorado Rockies 83 79 0.512 8
Florida Marlins 80 82 0.494 11
Los Angeles Dodgers 80 82 0.494 11
New York Mets 79 83 0.488 12
Milwaukee Brewers 77 85 0.475 14
Houston Astros 76 86 0.469 15
Chicago Cubs 75 87 0.463 16
Washington Nationals 69 93 0.426 22
Arizona Diamondbacks 65 97 0.401 26
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 105 0.352 34

Record vs. opponents[edit]


Source: [10]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 3–4 1–6 2–5 9–9 3–3 4–3 5–13 3–4 5–1 2–4 2–4 8–10 5–13 4–5 3–4 6–9
Atlanta 4–3 4–2 3–2 2–4 11–7 5–1 5–3 5–2 11–7 8–10 6–3 4–2 4–3 2–6 8–10 9–6
Chicago 6–1 2–4 4–12 2–3 4–2 7–11 3–4 9–6 3–4 4–2 5–10 3–5 2–5 9–6 4–2 8–10
Cincinnati 5–2 2–3 12–4 2–5 5–2 10–5 5–4 11–3 4–2 2–5 10–6 2–4 3–4 6–12 4–3 8–7
Colorado 9–9 4–2 3–2 5–2 3–4 2–4 7–11 5–4 3–3 1–6 3–4 12–6 9–9 3–4 5–3 9–6
Florida 3–3 7–11 2–4 2–5 4–3 3–3 4–2 4–4 12–6 5–13 6–2 3–6 2–5 3–2 13–5 7–8
Houston 3–4 1–5 11–7 5–10 4–2 3–3 2–4 8–7 3–4 4–3 11–4 2–5 2–7 10–5 4–4 3–12
Los Angeles 13–5 3–5 4–3 4–5 11–7 2–4 4–2 4–2 3–4 2–4 4–3 8–10 8–10 3–4 3–3 4–11
Milwaukee 4–3 2–5 6–9 3–11 4–5 4–4 7–8 2–4 5–2 1–5 13–5 3–4 2–5 8–7 4–2 9–6
New York 1–5 7–11 4–3 2–4 3–3 6–12 4–3 4–3 2–5 9–9 6–1 3–3 3–4 3–3 9–9 13–5
Philadelphia 4–2 10–8 2–4 5–2 6–1 13–5 3–4 4–2 5–1 9–9 2–4 5–2 3–3 4–4 12–6 10–8
Pittsburgh 4–2 3–6 10–5 6–10 4–3 2–6 4–11 3–4 5–13 1–6 4–2 0–6 2–4 6–9 1–5 2–13
San Diego 10–8 2–4 5–3 4–2 6–12 6–3 5–2 10–8 4–3 3–3 2–5 6–0 12–6 3–4 3–3 9–6
San Francisco 13–5 3–4 5–2 4–3 9–9 5–2 7–2 10–8 5–2 4–3 3–3 4–2 6–12 3–3 4–2 7–8
St. Louis 5–4 6–2 6–9 12–6 4–3 2–3 5–10 4–3 7–8 3–3 4–4 9–6 4–3 3–3 3–3 9–6
Washington 4–3 10–8 2–4 3–4 3–5 5–13 4–4 3–3 2–4 9–9 6–12 5–1 3–3 2–4 3–3 5–13


Roster[edit]

2010 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVG
José Reyes 133 563 83 159 29 10 11 54 30 31 63 .282
David Wright 157 587 87 166 36 3 29 103 19 69 161 .293
Ángel Pagán 151 579 80 168 31 7 11 69 37 44 97 .290
Jason Bay 95 348 48 90 20 6 6 47 10 44 91 .259
Jeff Francoeur 124 401 43 95 16 2 11 54 8 29 76 .237
Ike Davis 147 523 73 138 33 1 19 71 3 72 178 .264
Rod Barajas 74 249 56 30 11 0 12 34 0 8 39 .225
Carlos Beltrán 64 220 21 56 11 3 7 27 3 30 39 .255
Josh Thole 73 202 17 56 7 1 3 17 1 24 25 .277
Luis Castillo 86 247 28 58 4 2 0 17 8 39 25 .235
Alex Cora 62 169 14 35 6 3 0 20 4 10 16 .207
Henry Blanco 50 130 10 28 5 0 2 8 1 11 26 .215
Gary Matthews, Jr. 36 58 9 11 3 0 0 1 1 6 24 .190
Fernando Tatís 41 65 6 12 4 0 2 6 0 6 19 .185
Chris Carter 100 167 15 44 9 0 4 24 1 12 17 .263
Rubén Tejada 78 216 28 46 12 0 1 15 2 22 38 .213
Lucas Duda 29 84 11 17 6 0 4 13 0 6 22 .202
Mike Pelfrey 32 62 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 13 .113
Johan Santana 27 62 2 11 3 0 1 1 0 0 22 .177
Mike Hessman 32 55 6 7 2 1 1 6 0 8 23 .127
Frank Catalanotto 25 25 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .160
Mike Jacobs 7 24 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 3 7 .208
Jon Niese 30 53 3 10 2 0 0 4 0 8 27 .189
Jesús Feliciano 54 108 12 25 4 1 0 3 1 6 12 .231
Luis Hernández 17 44 4 11 1 0 2 6 1 2 7 .250
Nick Evans 20 36 5 11 3 0 1 5 0 1 10 .306
R. A. Dickey 25 51 7 13 2 0 0 5 0 3 8 .255
Joaquín Árias 22 30 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 6 .200
John Maine 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000
Óliver Pérez 17 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .111
Hisanori Takahashi 51 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063
Fernando Martínez 7 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .167
Dillon Gee 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .167
Mike Nickeas 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200
Raúl Valdés 36 10 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .400
Pat Misch 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125
Justin Turner 4 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
Ramón Ortiz 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Jenrry Mejía 30 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Fernando Nieve 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Parnell 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 162 5465 656 1361 266 40 128 625 130 502 1095 .249

Pitching[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;

Player G GS W L SV IP H R ER BB K ERA
Mike Pelfrey 34 33 15 9 1 204.0 213 88 83 68 113 3.66
Johan Santana 29 29 11 9 0 199.0 179 67 66 55 144 2.98
R. A. Dickey 27 26 11 9 0 174.1 165 62 55 42 104 2.84
Jon Niese 30 30 9 10 0 173.2 192 97 81 62 148 4.20
Hisanori Takahashi 53 12 10 6 8 122.0 116 51 49 43 114 3.61
Pedro Feliciano 92 0 3 6 0 62.2 66 24 23 30 56 3.30
Raúl Valdés 38 1 3 3 1 58.2 59 33 32 27 56 4.91
Francisco Rodríguez 53 0 4 2 25 57.1 45 14 14 21 67 2.20
Elmer Dessens 53 0 4 2 0 47.0 41 14 12 16 16 2.30
Óliver Pérez 17 7 0 5 0 46.1 54 37 35 42 37 6.80
Fernando Nieve 40 1 2 4 0 42.0 37 28 28 22 38 6.00
Manny Acosta 41 0 3 2 1 39.2 30 13 13 18 42 2.95
John Maine 9 9 1 3 0 39.2 47 29 27 25 39 6.13
Jenrry Mejía 33 3 0 4 0 39.0 46 21 20 20 22 4.62
Pat Misch 12 6 0 4 0 37.2 43 20 16 4 23 3.82
Bobby Parnell 41 0 0 1 0 35.0 41 13 11 8 33 2.83
Dillon Gee 5 5 2 2 0 33.0 25 10 8 15 17 2.18
Ryota Igarashi 34 0 1 1 0 30.1 29 24 24 18 25 7.12
Ramón Ortiz 16 2 1 2 0 30.0 33 22 21 16 21 6.30
Brian Bruney 19 0 1 2 0 17.2 21 18 15 20 16 7.64
Sean Green 11 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 6 4 8 12 3.86
Tobi Stoner 1 0 0 1 0 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 3.86
Team Totals 162 162 79 83 36 1453.0 1438 652 597 545 1106 3.70

Farm system[edit]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Ken Oberkfell
AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Tim Teufel
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Edgar Alfonzo
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League Pedro López
A-Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Wally Backman
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Mike DiFelice
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Sandy Alomar Sr.

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