The Mets have as many 12-7 wins in franchise history as Nolan McLean has wins in his week-old career. The franchise needed 64 seasons and a leaky bullpen to record a second 12-7 victory, while McLean reached the same score in his start on August 22, 2025. The Mets beat the Braves 12-7 with 21 hits and contributions from every starter. Baty remained a vibrant slugging second baseman with four hits. Tyrone Taylor and Cedric Mullins provided unexpected offense. Hayden Senger recorded his first base-hit RBIs, driving in three. Juan Soto produced the expected monster night with multi-hit production, walks, and run creation.
The Mets in their entire history have as many wins by the score of 12-7 as Nolan McLean has wins by any score in his week-old career. The franchise required 64 seasons and a leaky bullpen to post a second win of exactly this kind, while each milestone for their newest starting pitcher appears to be the briefest of stopping-off points before he accomplishes bigger and better things.
Thrashing the Braves Friday by five, in a game they led by ten (and could have led by more, it felt), is the immediate reward the Mets receive for hitting as we initially assumed they would this year. Twenty-one hits in all, with everybody in the starting lineup - including your heretofore feeble Taylor, Mullins, and Senger types - coming alive.
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