What's up with the Mets' dormant offense? Examining early trends

Maybe the Mets just need to face Paul Skenes again? Since its Opening Day outburst against the reigning Cy Young award winner, New York’s new-look offense has been stuck in neutral. The Mets scored 11 runs against Skenes and the Pirates on Opening Day; they have scored 12 in five games since, and seven of those in regulation. In a series loss in St. Louis, the Mets scored a total of five runs. Twice on Wednesday they couldn’t even get the bonus runner home in extra innings, allowing Masyn Winn’s two-out blooper to drop in right field for the game-winning knock. Six games into the year,...