The Mets have lost only 4 games this season in which they have held the opposition to fewer than 5 runs. They are now 25-4 in such games, an .862 winning percentage. The average winning percentage in the majors this season in games a team holds its oppostion under 5 runs is .729 -- on average, teams in the majors have lost 8 or 9 games when holding the opposition below 5 runs. Only the two Florida clubs, the Rays and Marlins, have a better record in such games than the Mets.
The Mets were also third best in the majors in this category last season, with an .828 winning percentage for the full 2007 season, behind only the Brewers (.848) and Mariners (.859). The overall average for all teams last season in games in which they held the opposition below 5 runs was .749. Last year over the full season, teams averaged about 21 to 22 losses per team in such games (the Mets lost only 16).
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