2010 New York Mets season

2010 New York Mets
Citi Field on Opening Day in 2010
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Citi Field
City	New York, New York
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Fred Wilpon
General managers	Omar Minaya
Managers	Jerry Manuel
Television	SportsNet New York WPIX (CW affiliate)
Radio	WFAN (English) WQBU-FM (Spanish)
Seasons

The 2010 New York Mets season was the franchise's 49th season and their second at Citi Field. The team was attempting to rebound from the injury plagued 2009 season as they sought their first postseason appearance since 2006. However, they failed in their goal, earning a 79–83 record and second consecutive fourth-place finish in the National League East, leading to the firing of manager Jerry Manuel and the dismissal of general manager Omar Minaya at the conclusion of the season.

Offseason

On November 6, 2009, the Mets declined to exercise relief pitcher J. J. Putz's 2010 team option, who subsequently signed with the Chicago White Sox. Catcher Brian Schneider and shortstop Wilson Valdez signed contracts to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nelson Figueroa would also later join the Phillies on Opening Day upon being acquired off waivers from the Mets. On November 30, 2009, the Mets re-signed Alex Cora to an identical one year $2 million deal. They also signed former San Diego Padre catcher Henry Blanco and former Astro Chris Coste. In December 2009, the Mets signed pitchers Ryota Igarashi and Kelvim Escobar.

On December 29, the Mets signed outfielder Jason Bay to a four-year $65 million deal. On January 5, 2010, the Mets signed pitcher R. A. Dickey to a minor league contract. On January 13, 2010, Carlos Beltrán underwent knee surgery, and did not return until after the All-Star break. On January 22, 2010, The Mets acquired outfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. along with 21 million of the 23.5 million he was due of the last two years of his contract from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for relief pitcher Brian Stokes.

The Mets signed right-handed pitcher Josh Fogg to a minor league deal on January 29, 2010, extending him an invitation to Spring training. The Mets also re-signed former member Mike Jacobs to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring training. The Mets also continued this offseason's trend of signing catchers by finalizing a deal with catcher Rod Barajas. The Mets later invited Raúl Valdés to spring training during March. He'd eventually make it on the roster in early April after Sean Green was placed on the disabled list.

On March 11, 2010, the Mets announced that starting shortstop José Reyes would miss 2–8 weeks after being diagnosed with a hyperthyroid problem, but on March 24, the Mets announced that he would return for camp that same day and would be ready for the first weekend series vs the Washington Nationals.

Regular season

April

Ike Davis

The Mets opened their season at home with a 7–1 victory over the Florida Marlins. After a shaky 4–8 start and questions surrounding the lineup, they called up highly touted prospect Ike Davis. The call-up and the surprising emergence of starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey who ended the month 4–0, with a NL leading 0.69 ERA along with the rest of the pitching staff, resulted in positive momentum for the Mets. They went 9–1 on a ten-game homestand, having done that twice in their history. They finished the homestand with an overall record of 13–9 and leading the NL East by a ½ game over the Phillies. The Mets wrapped up the month with a 9–1 win over the Phillies, giving them a 14–9 record and a 1½ game lead in the East.

May

The Mets followed their successful April by slumping to a 12–17 finish in May. However, after starting the month 6–14, the team's fortunes appeared to turn around beginning with a 5–3 victory over their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, on May 22. The Mets went on to win their three-game series against the Yankees, and followed it up with a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals, the first place Philadelphia Phillies. The series, in which the Mets shut the Phillies out in all three games, marked the first time the Mets had shut out a team three days in a row since 1969—when the Mets shut out the Phillies three games in a row in September. It was also only the third time since 1876 that a first place team was shut out in all games of a sweep. The Mets finished 12–17 in May and an even 26–26 overall, having gone 6–4 from May 20 onward.

June

The Mets had a strong June, continuing their winning ways at Citi Field with a nine-game home winning streak extending from May. The team finally won a series on the road, compiling a 7–2 record from June 11 to the 20th, sweeping the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians before losing two of three against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. The Mets' resurgence was due in part to R. A. Dickey, Hisanori Takahashi and Jon Niese bolstering the starting rotation as well as José Reyes and David Wright emerging from their early season struggles to lead the team's offense. The Mets finished June 18–8, 1½ games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL East lead and holding the NL Wild Card lead.

July and August

The Mets went into July in second place behind the Atlanta Braves. In the final series before the All-Star break, which began with the Mets just three games out of first, the Mets lost two of three to the Braves, dropping them to four games back. They never recovered, struggling for the rest of July, culminating with a 2-9 West Coast road trip, including a sweep at the hands of the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Their season spiraled downward further when in August, Francisco Rodriguez beat up his father-in-law in front of the other players' family. In the process, Rodriguez tore a ligament in his hand and, needing surgery, his season was ended. As a result, the Mets began the process of trying to void his contract, and placed him on the disqualified list, not paying him for the remainder of the season. In July Jason Bay suffered a concussion that he would never return from. Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Texas Rangers as August came to an end.

September and October

The season ended when Óliver Pérez earned his fifth loss of the season by hitting a batter then issuing three straight walks in the 14th inning against the Washington Nationals. The Mets lost the game 2-1.

Game log

2010 Game Log
April (14–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 1 April 5 Marlins 7–1 Santana (1–0) Johnson (0–1) — 41,245 1–0 Box 2 April 7 Marlins 6–7 (10) Núñez (1–0) Takahashi (0–1) Wood (1) 38,863 1–1 Box 3 April 8 Marlins 1–3 Robertson (1–0) Niese (0–1) Núñez (1) 25,982 1–2 Box 4 April 9 Nationals 8–2 Pelfrey (1–0) Batista (0–1) — 28,055 2–2 Box 5 April 10 Nationals 3–4 Lannan (1–1) Pérez (0–1) Capps (2) 33,044 2–3 Box 6 April 11 Nationals 2–5 Hernández (1–0) Santana (1–1) Capps (3) 33,672 2–4 Box 7 April 13 @ Rockies 3–11 Smith (1–1) Maine (0–1) — 25,110 2–5 Box 8 April 14 @ Rockies 5–6 (10) Flores (1–0) Mejía (0–1) — 26,310 2–6 Box 9 April 15 @ Rockies 5–0 Pelfrey (2–0) de la Rosa (1–1) — 26,195 3–6 Box 10 April 16 @ Cardinals 3–4 Carpenter (2–0) Nieve (0–1) Franklin (4) 40,101 3–7 Box 11 April 17 @ Cardinals 2–1 (20) Rodríguez (1–0) Mather (0–1) Pelfrey (1) 43,709 4–7 Box 12 April 18 @ Cardinals 3–5 Wainwright (3–0) Stoner (0–1) — 40,007 4–8 Box 13 April 19 Cubs 6–1 Nieve (1–1) Russell (0–1) — 27,940 5–8 Box 14 April 20 Cubs 4–0 Pelfrey (3–0) Zambrano (1–2) — 27,502 6–8 Box 15 April 21 Cubs 3–9 Silva (2–0) Pérez (0–2) — 25,684 6–9 Box 16 April 22 Cubs 5–2 Santana (2–1) Gorzelanny (0–2) Rodríguez (1) 28,535 7–9 Box 17 April 23 Braves 5–2 Takahashi (1–1) Kawakami (0–3) Rodríguez (2) 32,265 8–9 Box 18 April 24 Braves 3–1 Acosta (1–0) Jurrjens (0–2) Rodríguez (3) 36,547 9–9 Box 19 April 25 Braves 1–0 (6) Pelfrey (4–0) Hanson (1–2) — 27,623 10–9 Box — April 26 Dodgers Game Postponed 20 April 27 Dodgers 4–0 Santana (3–1) Kuroda (2–1) — 11–9 Box 21 April 27 Dodgers 10–5 Takahashi (2–1) Haeger (0–3) — 32,012 12–9 Box 22 April 28 Dodgers 7–3 Maine (1–1) Ely (0–1) — 29,724 13-9 Box 23 April 30 @ Phillies 9–1 Niese (1–1) Kendrick (0–1) — 45,296 14–9 Box
May (12–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 24 May 1 @ Phillies 0–10 Halladay (5–1) Pelfrey (4–1) — 45,264 14–10 Box 25 May 2 @ Phillies 5–11 Moyer (3–2) Santana (3–2) — 45,439 14–11 Box 26 May 3 @ Reds 2–3 (11) Masset (3–1) Acosta (1–1) — 14,350 14–12 Box 27 May 4 @ Reds 5–4 Feliciano (1–0) Cordero (1–2) Rodríguez (4) 13,813 15–12 Box 28 May 5 @ Reds 4–5 (10) Owings (3–0) Feliciano (1–1) — 16,798 15–13 Box 29 May 7 Giants 6–4 Rodríguez (2–0) Romo (0–3) — 34,681 16–13 Box 30 May 8 Giants 5–4 (11) Takahashi (3–1) Mota (0–1) — 36,764 17–13 Box 31 May 9 Giants 5–6 Romo (1–3) Mejía (0–2) Wilson (7) 35,641 17–14 Box 32 May 10 Nationals 2– 3 Atilano (3-0) Maine (1–2) Batista (1) 29,313 17–15 Box 33 May 11 Nationals 8–6 Valdés (1–0) Clippard (6–1) Rodríguez (5) 31,606 18–15 Box 34 May 12 Nationals 4–6 Clippard (7–1) Rodríguez (2–1) Capps (14) 33,024 18–16 Box 35 May 13 @ Marlins 1–2 Núñez (2–0) Nieve (1–2) — 16,229 18–17 Box 36 May 14 @ Marlins 2–7 Sánchez (2–2) Pérez (0–3) — 21,221 18–18 Box 37 May 15 @ Marlins 5–7 Robertson (4–3) Maine (1–3) Núñez (8) 26,007 18–19 Box 38 May 16 @ Marlins 8–10 Nolasco (4–2) Niese (1–2) Núñez (9) 17,977 18–20 Box 39 May 17 @ Braves 3–2 Pelfrey (5–1) Lowe (5–4) Rodríguez (6) 21,086 19–20 Box 40 May 18 @ Braves 2–3 Wagner (3–0) Feliciano (1–2) — 27,119 19–21 Box 41 May 19 @ Nationals 3–5 Storen (1–0) Valdés(1–1) Capps (15) 19,384 19–22 Box 42 May 20 @ Nationals 10–7 Valdés (2–1) Atilano (3–1) — 23,612 20–22 Box 43 May 21 Yankees 1–2 Vázquez (3–4) Dessens (0–1) Rivera (8) 41,382 20–23 Box 44 May 22 Yankees 5–3 Pelfrey (6–1) Hughes (5–1) Rodríguez (7) 41,343 21–23 Box 45 May 23 Yankees 6–4 Santana (4–2) Sabathia (4–3) Rodríguez (8) 41,422 22–23 Box 46 May 25 Phillies 8–0 Dickey (1–0) Moyer (5–4) Valdés (1) 33,026 23–23 Box 47 May 26 Phillies 5–0 Takahashi (4–1) Blanton (1–3) — 33,223 24–23 Box 48 May 27 Phillies 3–0 Pelfrey (7–1) Hamels (5–3) Rodríguez (9) 35,903 25–23 Box 49 May 28 @ Brewers 0–2 Gallardo (5–2) Igarashi (0–1) — 32,773 25–24 Box 50 May 29 @ Brewers 6–8 Coffey (2–1) Nieve (1–3) Axford (2) 37,841 25–25 Box 51 May 30 @ Brewers 10–4 Dickey (2–0) Suppan (0–2) — 36,559 26–25 Box 52 May 31 @ Padres 6–18 Correia (5-4) Takahashi (4–2) — 20,023 26–26 Box
June (18–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 53 June 1 @ Padres 4–2 Pelfrey (8-1) LeBlanc (2-4) Rodríguez (10) 17,393 27–26 Box 54 June 2 @ Padres 1–5 (11) Webb (2–1) Valdés (2–2) — 15,880 27–27 Box 55 June 4 Marlins 4–3 Dickey (3–0) Sánchez (5–3) Rodríguez (11) 30,042 28–27 Box 56 June 5 Marlins 6–1 Niese (2–2) Robertson (4–5) — 37,165 29–27 Box 57 June 6 Marlins 7–6 Feliciano (2–2) Hensley (1–2) Rodríguez (12) 36,612 30–27 Box 58 June 8 Padres 2–1 (11) Dessens (1–1) Mujica (2–1) — 30,086 31–27 Box — June 9 Padres Game Postponed 59 June 10 Padres 2–4 Latos (6–4) Santana (4–3) Bell (17) 32,365 31–28 Box 60 June 10 Padres 3–0 Niese (3–2) Garland (6–4) — 28,072 32–28 Box 61 June 11 @ Orioles 5–1 Dickey (4–0) Guthrie (3–7) — 28,554 33–28 Box 62 June 12 @ Orioles 3–1 Takahashi (5–2) Matusz (2–7) Rodríguez (13) 42,248 34–28 Box 63 June 13 @ Orioles 11–4 Pelfrey (9–1) Millwood (0–8) — 24,848 35–28 Box 64 June 15 @ Indians 7–6 Santana (5–3) Masterson (2–6) Rodríguez (14) 12,882 36–28 Box 65 June 16 @ Indians 8–4 Niese (4–2) Talbot (7–5) — 14,246 37–28 Box 66 June 17 @ Indians 6–4 Dickey (5–0) Westbrook (4–4) Rodríguez (15) 14,339 38–28 Box 67 June 18 @ Yankees 4–0 Takahashi (6–2) Vázquez (6–6) Rodríguez (16) 49,220 39–28 Box 68 June 19 @ Yankees 3–5 Hughes (10–1) Pelfrey (9–2) Rivera (16) 49,073 39–29 Box 69 June 20 @ Yankees 0–4 Sabathia (8–3) Santana (5–4) — 49,240 39–30 Box 70 June 22 Tigers 14–6 Nieve (2–3) Verlander (8–5) — 32,363 40–30 Box 71 June 23 Tigers 5–0 Dickey (6–0) Bonderman (3–5) — 35,045 41–30 Box 72 June 24 Tigers 5–6 Galarraga (3-1) Takahashi (6–3) Valverde (17) 31,319 41–31 Box 73 June 25 Twins 5–2 Pelfrey (10–2) Slowey (7–5) Rodríguez (17) 36,244 42–31 Box 74 June 26 Twins 0–6 Pavano (9–6) Santana (5–5) — 37,510 42–32 Box 75 June 27 Twins 6–0 Niese (5–2) Baker (6–7) — 37,644 43–32 Box 76 June 28 @ Marlins^ 3–10 Nolasco (7–6) Dickey (6–1) — 18,073 43–33 Box 77 June 29 @ Marlins^ 6–7 Núñez (3–1) Feliciano (2–3) — 18,373 43–34 Box 78 June 30 @ Marlins^ 6–5 Dessens (2–1) Sanabia (0–1) Rodríguez (18) 19,232 44–34 Box ^ - Played in San Juan, Puerto Rico
July (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 79 July 1 @ Nationals 1–2 Capps (1–3) Feliciano (2–4) — 20,167 44–35 Box 80 July 2 @ Nationals 5–3 Niese (6–2) Atiano (6–5) Rodríguez (19) 24,410 45–35 Box 81 July 3 @ Nationals 5–6 Capps (2–3) Rodríguez (2–2) — 39,214 45–36 Box 82 July 4 @ Nationals 9–5 Takahashi (7–3) Stammen (2–3) Rodríguez (20) 29,234 46–36 Box 83 July 5 Reds 6–8 Smith (2–1) Pelfrey (10–3) Cordero (23) 36,764 46–37 Box 84 July 6 Reds 3–0 Santana (6–5) Maloney (0–1) — 27,473 47–37 Box 85 July 7 Reds 1–3 Arroyo (9–4) Niese (6–3) Cordero (24) 30,029 47–38 Box 86 July 9 Braves 2–4 O'Flaherty (3–1) Dickey (6–2) Wagner (20) 36,356 47–39 Box 87 July 10 Braves 0–4 Hudson (9–4) Pelfrey (10–4) — 37,793 47–40 Box 88 July 11 Braves 3–0 Santana (7–5) Lowe (9–8) Rodríguez (21) 36,402 48–40 Box 89 July 15 @ Giants 0–2 Lincecum (10–4) Dickey (6–3) — 38,416 48–41 Box 90 July 16 @ Giants 0–1 Zito (8–4) Niese (6–4) Wilson (24) 41,869 48–42 Box 91 July 17 @ Giants 4–8 Cain (7–8) Takahashi (7–4) Wilson (25) 42,599 48–43 Box 92 July 18 @ Giants 4–3 (10) Rodríguez (3–2) Wilson (2–1) — 37,623 49–43 Box 93 July 19 @ Diamondbacks 2–13 Kennedy (5–7) Pelfrey (10–5 ) — 18,253 49–44 Box 94 July 20 @ Diamondbacks 2–3 Enright (2–2) Dickey (6–4) Gutiérrez (3) 18,749 49–45 Box 95 July 21 @ Diamondbacks 3–4 (14) Boyer (2–2) Nieve (2–4) — 18,223 49–46 Box 96 July 22 @ Dodgers 0–2 Kuroda (8–8) Takahashi (7–5) Kuo (3) 42,299 49–47 Box 97 July 23 @ Dodgers 6–1 Santana (8–5) Padilla (4–3) — 44,626 50–47 Box 98 July 24 @ Dodgers 2–3 (13) Sherrill (1–1) Pérez (0–4) — 43,506 50–48 Box 99 July 25 @ Dodgers 0–1 Kershaw (10–5) Feliciano (2–5) Jansen (1) 39,897 50–49 Box 100 July 27 Cardinals 8–2 Niese (7–4) Wainwright (14–6) — 37,479 51–49 Box 101 July 28 Cardinals 7–8 (13) MacDougal (1–0) Feliciano (2–6) Franklin (19) 35,009 51–50 Box 102 July 29 Cardinals 4–0 Dickey (7–4) Hawksworth (4–7) Rodríguez (22) 40,087 52–50 Box 103 July 30 Diamondbacks 6–9 Kennedy (6–8) Valdés (2–3) Heilman (4) 34,280 52–51 Box 104 July 31 Diamondbacks 5–4 Rodríguez (4–2) Gutierrez (0–6) — 35,287 53–51 Box
August (12–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 105 August 1 Diamondbacks 1–14 Hudson (1–0) Niese (7–5) — 35,014 53–52 Box 106 August 2 @ Braves 1–4 Hudson (12–5) Santana (8–6) Wagner (25) 33,030 53–53 Box 107 August 3 @ Braves 3–2 Acosta (2–1) Wagner (5–2) Rodríguez (23) 26,578 54–53 Box 108 August 4 @ Braves 3–8 Dunn (1–0) Pelfrey (10–6) — 28,536 54–54 Box 109 August 6 @ Phillies 5–7 Durbin (3–1) Parnell (0–1) Lidge (13) 45,378 54–55 Box 110 August 7 @ Phillies 1–0 Santana (9–6) Hamels (7–8) Rodríguez (24) 45,194 55–55 Box 111 August 8 @ Phillies 5–6 Halladay (14–8) Dickey (7–5) Lidge (14) 45,402 55–56 Box 112 August 10 Rockies 1–0 Pelfrey (11–6) Jiménez (17–3) Rodríguez (25) 30,036 56–56 Box 113 August 11 Rockies 2–6 Belisle (5–4) Takahashi (7–6) — 30,554 56–57 Box 114 August 12 Rockies 4–0 Santana (10–6) Hammel (8–7) — 32,272 57–57 Box 115 August 13 Phillies 1–0 Dickey (8–5) Hamels (7–9) — 35,440 58–57 Box 116 August 14 Phillies 0–4 Halladay (15–8) Misch (0–1) — 39,151 58–58 Box 117 August 15 Phillies 1–3 Kendrick (8–5) Pelfrey (11–7) Lidge (16) 31,345 58–59 Box 118 August 16 @ Astros 3–1 Feliciano (3–6) Lindstrom (2–4) Takahashi (1) 22,688 59–59 Box 119 August 17 @ Astros 3–4 Melancon (1–0) Santana (10–7) López (1) 26,279 59–60 Box 120 August 18 @ Astros 3–2 Dessens (3–1) Chacín (1–2) Acosta (1) 23,403 60–60 Box 121 August 19 @ Astros 2–3 Norris (6–7) Misch (0–2) Lyon (5) 26,271 60–61 Box 122 August 20 @ Pirates 7–2 Pelfrey (12–7) Karstens (2–10) — 23,695 61–61 Box 123 August 21 @ Pirates 5–1 (6) Niese (8–5) McDonald (2–3) — 28,759 62–61 Box 124 August 22 @ Pirates 1–2 Duke (6–12) Santana (10–8) Hanrahan (2) 24,730 62–62 Box 125 August 24 Marlins 6–5 Takahashi (8–6) Ohman (0–2) — 27,136 63–62 Box 126 August 25 Marlins 4–5 Sanabia (3-1) Misch (0-3) Núñez (29) 27,096 63–63 Box 127 August 26 Marlins 4–11 Sánchez (11-8) Niese (8–6) — 28,640 63–64 Box 128 August 27 Astros 2–1 Pelfrey (13–7) Figueroa (3-2) Takahashi (2) 30,178 64–64 Box 129 August 28 Astros 1–4 Myers (10–7) Santana (10–9) Lyon (9) 33,024 64–65 Box 130 August 29 Astros 5–1 Dickey (8–5) Norris (6–8) — 32,779 65–65 Box 131 August 30 @ Braves 3–9 Jurrjens (6–4) Misch (0–4) O'Flaherty (9) 18,842 65–66 Box 132 August 31 @ Braves 2–9 Minor (3–0) Niese (8–7) — 18,430 65–67 Box
September (14–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 133 September 1 @ Braves 1–4 Hanson (9–10) Pelfrey (13–8) Wagner (31) 19,938 66–68 Box 134 September 2 @ Braves 4–2 Santana (11–9) Hudson (15–6) Takahashi (3) 24,895 66–68 Box 135 September 3 @ Cubs 6–7 Russell (1–1) Dickey (9–6) Mármol (26) 31,424 66–69 Box 136 September 4 @ Cubs 3–5 Zambrano (6–5) Mejía (0–3) Mármol (27) 39,473 66–70 Box 137 September 5 @ Cubs 18–5 Niese (9–7) Dempster (12–10) — 40,788 67–70 Box 138 September 6 @ Nationals 3–13 Olsen (4–8) Pelfrey (13–9) — 20,224 67–71 Box 139 September 7 @ Nationals 4–1 Gee (1–0) Maya (0–1) Takahashi (4) 13,835 68–71 Box 140 September 8 @ Nationals 3–2 Dickey (10–6) Hernández (9–11) Takahashi (5) 16,002 69–71 Box 141 September 10 Phillies 4–8 Halladay (18–10) Mejía (0–4) — 33,071 69–72 Box 142 September 11 Phillies 4–3 Pelfrey (14–9) Kendrick (9–9) Takahashi (6) 35,788 70–72 Box 143 September 12 Phillies 0–3 Oswalt (12–13) Niese (9–8) — 31,563 70–73 Box 144 September 13 Pirates 1–0 (10) Takahashi (9–6) Park (3–3) — 24,384 71–73 Box 145 September 14 Pirates 9–1 Dickey (11–6) Duke (7–14) — 27,438 72–73 Box 146 September 15 Pirates 8–7 Valdés (3–3) Maholm (7–15) Takahashi (7) 29,000 73–73 Box 147 September 16 Pirates 6–2 Pelfrey (15–9) Ledezma (0–3) — 28,790 74–73 Box 148 September 17 Braves 4–6 Hanson (10–11) Niese (9–9) Wagner (34) 28,002 74–74 Box 149 September 18 Braves 2–4 Hudson (16–8) Gee (1–1) Wagner (35) 33,051 74–75 Box 150 September 19 Braves 3–6 Lowe (14–12) Dickey (11–7) Kimbrel (1) 33,612 74–76 Box 151 September 21 @ Marlins 2–5 Veras (3–2) Dessens (3–2) Hensley (4) 19,422 74–77 Box 152 September 22 @ Marlins 5–7 Sanabia (5–3) Niese (9–10) Hensley (5) 21,123 74–78 Box 153 September 24 @ Phillies 2–3 Blanton (8–6) Dickey (11–8) Lidge (27) 45,309 74–79 Box 154 September 25 @ Phillies 5–2 Gee (2–1) Kendrick (10–10) Takahashi (8) 45,274 75–79 Box 155 September 26 @ Phillies 7–3 Acosta (3–1) Hamels (12–11) — 45,302 76–79 Box — September 27 Brewers Game Postponed 156 September 28 Brewers 4–3 Dessens (4–2) Axford (8–2) — 24,666 77–79 Box 157 September 29 Brewers 7–8 Villanueva (2–0) Acosta (3–2) Axford (23) — 77–80 Box 158 September 29 Brewers 1–3 Bush (8–13) Dickey (11–9) Hoffman (10) 28,280 77–81 Box 159 September 30 Brewers 2–9 Narveson (12–9) Gee (2–2) — 24,661 77–82 Box 160 October 1 Nationals 2–1 (10) Takahashi (10–6) Clippard (11–7) — 29,424 78–82 Box 161 October 2 Nationals 7–2 Igarashi (1–1) Clippard (11–8) — 30,386 79–82 Box 162 October 3 Nationals 1–2 Peralta (1–0) Pérez (0–5) Batista (2) 30,849 79–83 Box
Legend:         = Win         = Loss         = Postponement Bold = Mets team member

Season standings

National League East

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599	—	54‍–‍30	43‍–‍35
Atlanta Braves	91	71	.562	6	56‍–‍25	35‍–‍46
Florida Marlins	80	82	.494	17	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
New York Mets	79	83	.488	18	47‍–‍34	32‍–‍49
Washington Nationals	69	93	.426	28	41‍–‍40	28‍–‍53

National League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599
San Francisco Giants	92	70	.568
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	.562

Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	91	71	.562	—
San Diego Padres	90	72	.556	1
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	5
Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	8
Florida Marlins	80	82	.494	11
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	.494	11
New York Mets	79	83	.488	12
Milwaukee Brewers	77	85	.475	14
Houston Astros	76	86	.469	15
Chicago Cubs	75	87	.463	16
Washington Nationals	69	93	.426	22
Arizona Diamondbacks	65	97	.401	26
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	105	.352	34

Record vs. opponents

2010 National League record Source:
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	–	3–4	1–6	2–5	9–9	3–3	4–3	5–13	3–4	5–1	2–4	2–4	8–10	5–13	4–5	3–4	6–9
Atlanta	4–3	–	4–2	3–2	2–4	11–7	5–1	5–3	5–2	11–7	8–10	6–3	4–2	4–3	2–6	8–10	9–6
Chicago	6–1	2–4	–	4–12	2–3	4–2	7–11	3–4	9–6	3–4	4–2	5–10	3–5	2–5	9–6	4–2	8–10
Cincinnati	5–2	2–3	12–4	–	2–5	5–2	10–5	5–4	11–3	4–2	2–5	10–6	2–4	3–4	6–12	4–3	8–7
Colorado	9–9	4–2	3–2	5–2	–	3–4	2–4	7–11	5–4	3–3	1–6	3–4	12–6	9–9	3–4	5–3	9–6
Florida	3–3	7–11	2–4	2–5	4–3	–	3–3	4–2	4–4	12–6	5–13	6–2	3–6	2–5	3–2	13–5	7–8
Houston	3–4	1–5	11–7	5–10	4–2	3–3	–	2–4	8–7	3–4	4–3	11–4	2–5	2–7	10–5	4–4	3–12
Los Angeles	13–5	3–5	4–3	4–5	11–7	2–4	4–2	–	4–2	3–4	2–4	4–3	8–10	8–10	3–4	3–3	4–11
Milwaukee	4–3	2–5	6–9	3–11	4–5	4–4	7–8	2–4	–	5–2	1–5	13–5	3–4	2–5	8–7	4–2	9–6
New York	1–5	7–11	4–3	2–4	3–3	6–12	4–3	4–3	2–5	–	9–9	6–1	3–3	3–4	3–3	9–9	13–5
Philadelphia	4–2	10–8	2–4	5–2	6–1	13–5	3–4	4–2	5–1	9–9	–	2–4	5–2	3–3	4–4	12–6	10–8
Pittsburgh	4–2	3–6	10–5	6–10	4–3	2–6	4–11	3–4	5–13	1–6	4–2	–	0–6	2–4	6–9	1–5	2–13
San Diego	10–8	2–4	5–3	4–2	6–12	6–3	5–2	10–8	4–3	3–3	2–5	6–0	–	12–6	3–4	3–3	9–6
San Francisco	13–5	3–4	5–2	4–3	9–9	5–2	7–2	10–8	5–2	4–3	3–3	4–2	6–12	–	3–3	4–2	7–8
St. Louis	5–4	6–2	6–9	12–6	4–3	2–3	5–10	4–3	7–8	3–3	4–4	9–6	4–3	3–3	–	3–3	9–6
Washington	4–3	10–8	2–4	3–4	3–5	5–13	4–4	3–3	2–4	9–9	6–12	5–1	3–3	2–4	3–3	–	5–13

Roster

2010 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 36 Manny Acosta 64 Elmer Dessens 43 R. A. Dickey 25 Pedro Feliciano 35 Dillon Gee 50 Sean Green 18 Ryota Igarashi 33 John Maine 32 Jenrry Mejía 48 Patrick Misch 49 Jon Niese 38 Fernando Nieve 39 Bobby Parnell 34 Mike Pelfrey 46 Óliver Pérez 75 Francisco Rodríguez 57 Johan Santana 29 Tobi Stoner 47 Hisanori Takahashi 22 Raúl Valdés		Catchers 21 Rod Barajas  4 Henry Blanco 13 Mike Nickeas 30 Josh Thole Infielders 12 Joaquín Árias  1 Luis Castillo 13 Alex Cora 29 Ike Davis 19 Mike Hessman  3 Luis Hernández 35 Mike Jacobs  7 José Reyes 17 Fernando Tatís 11 Rubén Tejada  2 Justin Turner  5 David Wright Outfielders 44 Jason Bay 15 Carlos Beltrán 23 Chris Carter 27 Frank Catalanotto 21 Lucas Duda  6 Nick Evans 27 Jesús Feliciano 12 Jeff Francoeur 26 Fernando Martínez 19 Gary Matthews, Jr. 16 Ángel Pagán		Manager 53 Jerry Manuel Coaches 51 Chip Hale (third base) 56 Dave Jauss (bench) 20 Howard Johnson (hitting) 55 Randy Niemann (bullpen) 52 Razor Shines (first base) 59 Dan Warthen (pitching)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG
José Reyes	133	563	83	159	29	10	11	54	30	31	63	.282
David Wright	157	587	87	166	36	3	29	103	19	69	161	.293
Ángel Pagán	151	579	80	168	31	7	11	69	37	44	97	.290
Jason Bay	95	348	48	90	20	6	6	47	10	44	91	.259
Jeff Francoeur	124	401	43	95	16	2	11	54	8	29	76	.237
Ike Davis	147	523	73	138	33	1	19	71	3	72	178	.264
Rod Barajas	74	249	56	30	11	0	12	34	0	8	39	.225
Carlos Beltrán	64	220	21	56	11	3	7	27	3	30	39	.255
Josh Thole	73	202	17	56	7	1	3	17	1	24	25	.277
Luis Castillo	86	247	28	58	4	2	0	17	8	39	25	.235
Alex Cora	62	169	14	35	6	3	0	20	4	10	16	.207
Henry Blanco	50	130	10	28	5	0	2	8	1	11	26	.215
Gary Matthews, Jr.	36	58	9	11	3	0	0	1	1	6	24	.190
Fernando Tatís	41	65	6	12	4	0	2	6	0	6	19	.185
Chris Carter	100	167	15	44	9	0	4	24	1	12	17	.263
Rubén Tejada	78	216	28	46	12	0	1	15	2	22	38	.213
Lucas Duda	29	84	11	17	6	0	4	13	0	6	22	.202
Mike Pelfrey	32	62	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	2	13	.113
Johan Santana	27	62	2	11	3	0	1	1	0	0	22	.177
Mike Hessman	32	55	6	7	2	1	1	6	0	8	23	.127
Frank Catalanotto	25	25	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	.160
Mike Jacobs	7	24	1	5	1	0	1	2	0	3	7	.208
Jon Niese	30	53	3	10	2	0	0	4	0	8	27	.189
Jesús Feliciano	54	108	12	25	4	1	0	3	1	6	12	.231
Luis Hernández	17	44	4	11	1	0	2	6	1	2	7	.250
Nick Evans	20	36	5	11	3	0	1	5	0	1	10	.306
R. A. Dickey	25	51	7	13	2	0	0	5	0	3	8	.255
Joaquín Árias	22	30	5	6	1	0	0	4	0	2	6	.200
John Maine	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000
Óliver Pérez	17	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	.111
Hisanori Takahashi	51	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.063
Fernando Martínez	7	18	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	.167
Dillon Gee	5	12	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	.167
Mike Nickeas	5	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.200
Raúl Valdés	36	10	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.400
Pat Misch	12	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125
Justin Turner	4	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Ramón Ortiz	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Jenrry Mejía	30	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Fernando Nieve	39	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bobby Parnell	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Team Totals	162	5465	656	1361	266	40	128	625	130	502	1095	.249

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;

Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Mike Pelfrey	34	33	15	9	1	204.0	213	88	83	68	113	3.66
Johan Santana	29	29	11	9	0	199.0	179	67	66	55	144	2.98
R. A. Dickey	27	26	11	9	0	174.1	165	62	55	42	104	2.84
Jon Niese	30	30	9	10	0	173.2	192	97	81	62	148	4.20
Hisanori Takahashi	53	12	10	6	8	122.0	116	51	49	43	114	3.61
Pedro Feliciano	92	0	3	6	0	62.2	66	24	23	30	56	3.30
Raúl Valdés	38	1	3	3	1	58.2	59	33	32	27	56	4.91
Francisco Rodríguez	53	0	4	2	25	57.1	45	14	14	21	67	2.20
Elmer Dessens	53	0	4	2	0	47.0	41	14	12	16	16	2.30
Óliver Pérez	17	7	0	5	0	46.1	54	37	35	42	37	6.80
Fernando Nieve	40	1	2	4	0	42.0	37	28	28	22	38	6.00
Manny Acosta	41	0	3	2	1	39.2	30	13	13	18	42	2.95
John Maine	9	9	1	3	0	39.2	47	29	27	25	39	6.13
Jenrry Mejía	33	3	0	4	0	39.0	46	21	20	20	22	4.62
Pat Misch	12	6	0	4	0	37.2	43	20	16	4	23	3.82
Bobby Parnell	41	0	0	1	0	35.0	41	13	11	8	33	2.83
Dillon Gee	5	5	2	2	0	33.0	25	10	8	15	17	2.18
Ryota Igarashi	34	0	1	1	0	30.1	29	24	24	18	25	7.12
Ramón Ortiz	16	2	1	2	0	30.0	33	22	21	16	21	6.30
Brian Bruney	19	0	1	2	0	17.2	21	18	15	20	16	7.64
Sean Green	11	0	0	0	0	9.1	7	6	4	8	12	3.86
Tobi Stoner	1	0	0	1	0	2.1	3	1	1	1	0	3.86
Team Totals	162	162	79	83	36	1453.0	1438	652	597	545	1106	3.70

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Ken Oberkfell
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	Tim Teufel
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	Edgar Alfonzo
A	Savannah Sand Gnats	South Atlantic League	Pedro López
A-Short Season	Brooklyn Cyclones	New York–Penn League	Wally Backman
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Mike DiFelice
Rookie	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	Sandy Alomar Sr.

External links

• 2010 New York Mets season Official Site
• 2010 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference
• 2010 New York Mets season at ESPN