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The New York Mets won for the fourth time in four tries tonight, 11-1 over the Braves. The Mets have now outscored their opponents 31-3. Their starting pitchers, the Mets' presumed Achilles heel, has a 1.00 ERA and has pitched seven innings in three of the four games.
Then again, their relievers are unscored upon over the nine innings they have pitched, so maybe the rotation is their sore point.
The Mets also have become just the fifth team in baseball history to allow three or fewer total runs while winning their first four games. Here are the 4-0 teams that allowed the fewest runs:
|
Season |
G 1 |
G 2 |
G 3 |
G 4 |
Totals |
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|
Team |
Yr |
W |
L |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
Tot R |
Tot RA |
Diff |
|
Philadelphia Phillies |
1915 |
90 |
62 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
18 |
|
Chicago White Sox |
1991 |
87 |
75 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
16 |
|
Cincinnati Reds |
1970 |
102 |
60 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
14 |
|
San Francisco Giants |
2002 |
95 |
66 |
9 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
3 |
24 |
|
New York Mets |
2007 |
|
|
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
31 |
3 |
28 |
|
Cincinnati Reds |
1980 |
89 |
73 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
4 |
21 |
|
Detroit Tigers |
1903 |
65 |
71 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
4 |
21 |
|
Detroit Tigers |
1911 |
89 |
65 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
4 |
13 |
|
Oakland Athletics |
1981 |
64 |
45 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
1916 |
91 |
63 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
1999 |
94 |
68 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
|
Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
1888 |
88 |
52 |
10 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
31 |
5 |
26 |
|
Cincinnati Reds |
1919 |
96 |
44 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
|
Cleveland Indians |
1952 |
93 |
61 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
9 |
|
New York Yankees |
1974 |
89 |
73 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
5 |
16 |
|
San Francisco Giants |
1994 |
55 |
60 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
|
Texas Rangers |
1979 |
83 |
79 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
5 |
17 |
The Mets are also just the second post-19th-century team to outscore their opponents by 28 or more runs while winning their first four:
|
Season |
G 1 |
G 2 |
G 3 |
G 4 |
Totals |
|||||||||
|
Team |
Yr |
W |
L |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
R |
RA |
Tot R |
Tot RA |
Diff |
|
Philadelphia Athletics |
1872 |
30 |
14 |
34 |
19 |
10 |
7 |
25 |
5 |
31 |
7 |
100 |
38 |
62 |
|
Troy Haymakers |
1872 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
27 |
10 |
16 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
70 |
14 |
56 |
|
Buffalo Bisons |
1890 |
36 |
96 |
23 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
19 |
7 |
18 |
15 |
75 |
32 |
43 |
|
Boston Red Stockings |
1875 |
71 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
22 |
5 |
50 |
10 |
40 |
|
Providence Grays |
1882 |
52 |
32 |
9 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
46 |
7 |
39 |
|
Boston Red Stockings |
1874 |
52 |
18 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
47 |
11 |
36 |
|
Philadelphia Athletics |
1875 |
53 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
45 |
10 |
35 |
|
Hartford Dark Blues |
1874 |
16 |
37 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
22 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
58 |
24 |
34 |
|
Philadelphia Whites |
1873 |
36 |
17 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
23 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
52 |
20 |
32 |
|
Milwaukee Brewers |
1978 |
93 |
69 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
49 |
17 |
32 |
|
Providence Grays |
1883 |
58 |
40 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
43 |
13 |
30 |
|
Chicago White Stockings |
1871 |
19 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
60 |
31 |
29 |
|
New York Gothams |
1884 |
62 |
50 |
15 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
42 |
13 |
29 |
|
Cincinnati Red Stockings |
1887 |
81 |
54 |
16 |
6 |
13 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
48 |
20 |
28 |
|
New York Mets |
2007 |
|
|
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
31 |
3 |
28 |
|
St. Louis Brown Stockings |
1875 |
39 |
29 |
15 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
6 |
45 |
18 |
27 |
|
Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
1888 |
88 |
52 |
10 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
31 |
5 |
26 |
|
St. Louis Maroons |
1884 |
94 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
34 |
8 |
26 |
|
Minnesota Twins |
1970 |
98 |
64 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
34 |
8 |
26 |
|
Texas Rangers |
1992 |
77 |
85 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
38 |
12 |
26 |
|
Chicago White Stockings |
1876 |
52 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
15 |
9 |
40 |
14 |
26 |
|
New York Yankees |
2003 |
101 |
61 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
39 |
14 |
25 |
any idea how many of those '15 Phils games were started by GCAlexander Mike?
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