Mets' J.D. Martinez opened up about why New York has been winning in recent weeks.
After defeating the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday, the Mets are now 7-3 in their last 10 games and are steadily creeping up on the Washington Nationals in the NL East standings. There have been a couple factors to the team's recent success, such as the return of Francisco Alvarez from injury, improvements from the starting rotation, and the hot hitting of slugger J.D. Martinez.
“I think just the atmosphere,” Martinez continued. “Kind of a no-pressure thing. You know, no one’s thinking anything about the Mets. Everyone kind of just, you know, has us written off. And so it’s just no pressure. Let’s just go out and have fun. If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose.” This carefree atmosphere seems to be a catalyst for Martinez’s success. Ever since making his New York debut on April 26, Martinez has a .272 batting average, a .793 OPS, six home runs and 23 RBI; since May 30, he's been hitting .275/.373/.549 with 14 hits, half of them going for extra bases. His walk-off home run on June 13 cemented a series win against the Miami Marlins.“Our pitching has been doing a phenomenal job of giving us a chance and keeping us in games.
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