All is well in Mets land.

The Amazins’ swept the Rockies at home, then took a West Coast road trip where they split a four-game series with the Dodgers and then swept the Rockies again in the mountains.

For my friends who struggle with math, the Mets have gone on an 8-2 stretch in their last ten games. They were the first National League team to 40 wins during that stretch and enter Monday with the best record in the NL at 41-24.

But what about the rest of the NL East?

This division was supposed to be a gauntlet. It was in 2024. But the beginning of June, and frankly, for some, the entire season has been a struggle. Let’s take a look at how the Mets’ division rivals did last week.

Phillies

It’s fair to say the Phillies might have been the worst team in baseball last week. Performance and health-wise.

Their week started in Toronto, where they had a chance to quell the recently hot Toronto Blue Jays. They began with a strong 8-3 win in Game 1, but only scored a combined three runs in the next two games to lose the series.

Then there was Pittsburgh. A potential series to get the Phillies back on track. But again, the offense struggled, scoring four runs in Game 1 only to endure a walk-off loss in the ninth, then one run apiece in Games 2 and 3.

So, where does this leave the Phillies? They’re not in a detrimental state. The club is 37-28 and holds a +18 run differential. But they’re now four and a half games behind the Mets for first place — a position that they held by three games on May 24.

And if we’re going back to May 24, the Phillies were 34-18. They’ve gone 3-10 since. They’ve also lost five games in a row and nine of their last 10 games. And to make matters worse, Bryce Harper was placed on the 10-day IL Saturday with a recurring wrist injury.

Upcoming series: 

PHI vs CHC: June 9 – 11
PHI vs TOR: June 13 – 15

Braves

Last week wasn’t kind to the Atlanta Braves either.

The club was swept in back-to-back series to the Diamondbacks and Giants and lost a series at home to the Red Sox beforehand.

The series against the Diamondbacks was especially perplexing. The Braves scored a whopping 10 runs against the Snakes in Game 1 and led by six runs heading into the ninth inning. But the D-backs scored seven runs in the top half of the inning, taking a lead to solidify a Game 1 win that would carry over for a sweep.

It’s looking like a lost season for the Braves already on June 9. And while you should never count a team out with 98 games left, it’s looking very bleak. Just go back to our previously picked date of May 24.

After going 0-7 to start the season, Atlanta followed with a 25-19 stretch to pull into May 24 with a 25-26 record. They were one game under .500 with Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider back in the fold. What’s followed? A 2-11 record with many regulars such as Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II playing well below average baseball. They find themselves 14 games out of first place and 9.5 games out of a wild card.

Upcoming series: 

ATL @ MIL: June 9 – 11
ATL @ COL: June 13 – 14

Nationals

I should have prefaced the article with this: Every NL East team except the Mets should have taken the last week and thrown it in the garbage.

It’s even true for the Nationals, who if you didn’t know, were on fire two weeks ago. They took a series from the Mariners in Seattle, then exploded in the desert to take a series against the D-backs. 40 runs in six total games on their road trip.

But for whatever reason, the Nationals’ offensive explosion disappeared last week. Maybe they left their bats back in Arizona.

MacKenzie Gore‘s excellent start on June 4 prevented the Nats from being swept by the Cubs at the beginning of the week, then the struggling Rangers came to town and took two of three.

Remember those 40 runs we highlighted? The Nationals managed just 10 over their next six back in the Capital. The inability to score runs starts with and is highlighted by CJ Abrams. The shortstop was slated to be an All-Star in 2025 but has slashed just .125/.210/.179 in his last 30 games, bringing an OPS that was once above .900 a month ago to .783.

Yet even with these struggles, the Nationals are still holding water in the NL. They enter this week third in the NL East at30-35. The Nats are also only seven games out from the third wild card. James Wood has 16 homers and a .899 OPS at 22 years old, Gore leads the NL with 108 strikeouts, and Brady House could potentially make his debut in Queens on Tuesday.

Upcoming series:

WSH @ Mets: June 10 – 11
WSH vs MIA: June 13 – 15

Marlins

I might have lied earlier about the Phillies having the worst week.

That stance came with the high expectations that Philadelphia has this season. The Marlins don’t have any expectations outside of cleaning house for what seems like the 25th consecutive year of my life. (Yes, I know they won in 2003; I was being hyperbolic).

But being swept by the Rockies at home? That’s pretty low. Even if two of the losses were by one run and the first was by two runs. Sandwich that between a sweep at the hands of the Giants and a series loss to the scorching hot Rays, the Marlins statistically had the worst week of any NL East team.

Upcoming series: 

MIA @ PIT: June 9 – 11
MIA @ WSH: June 13 – 15

You can look at the division and wild card standings by clicking here.

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