Monday Stat Party: Kimbrel, Edwards give Alvy déjà vu

Q: How many times has Craig Kimbrel struck out three batters in a game?

Craig Kimbrel has struck out three batters swinging in an outing for the 63rd time in his career.

Q: When was the last time the Mets lost by 12 runs before their recent game?

The Mets lost by 12 runs for the first time since July 5, 2024.

Q: How many walk-off losses have the Mets experienced this season?

The Mets have experienced three walk-off losses this season.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Craig Kimbrel #46 of the New York Mets celebrates after striking out the final batter on the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on April 28, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 8-0. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) | Getty Images **TUESDAY** Bo Bichette became the first Met to **homer on the first pitch the Mets saw** since Brandon Nimmo off Adam Wainwright on June 17, 2023 Craig Kimbrel **struck out three batters swinging in an outing** for the 63rd time in his career, but only the fifth time since the start of 2022. One of those came against the Mets in the second-to-last game of the 2023 season, when he fanned Tim Locastro, DJ Stewart, and Tuesday’s catcher Francisco Alvarez swinging. The Mets had a **shutout victory while scoring eight runs or more at Citi Field.** They’ve done that five times in the past five seasons, and four of those five have come against the Nationals; a 10-1 win on May 31, 2022, an 8-0 win October 4, 2022, a 10-0 win on September 18, 2024, and Tuesday. Speaking of that second one… **WEDNESDAY** The homer hit off Carl Edwards Jr. was the **third homer Edwards has allowed at Citi Field**. The first was hit by someone of the same first name as Mead – , on June 14, 2017. The second was hit by the man behind the plate for Mead’s homer – Francisco Alvarez, who hit his first big league homer off Edwards on October 4, 2022. The Mets **tallied 15 K’s but lost by 12 runs.** It’s only the third time in the modern era that a team has recorded that many strikeouts while losing by that great a margin. The Twins did it in a 15-2 loss against the Orioles on July 9, 2023, and the Padres did it in a 13-1 loss in Washington on July 25, 2009. The Mets **lost by 12 runs** for the first time since July 5, 2024, when they lost by an identical score of 14-2 in . **THURSDAY** ’s 1-0, **98-mph fastball** to in the top of the sixth inning was the fastest pitch he’s thrown as a Met, and the fastest he’s thrown since a 98.5-mph fastball to on August 18, 2025. hit only the second **go-ahead home run against the Mets in the eighth inning or later at Citi Field** since the arrival of Grimace in June 2024. The other also came off the bat of a Nat, when hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer in the top of the 11th on September 20, 2025. **FRIDAY** Since debuting in 2023, has now had **6 extra-base hits with an exit velocity of 110 mph or higher** out of 19 total XBH (31.6%). It’s a small sample size, but of players with at least 10 XBH since 2023, that percent ranks ninth behind , , , , , , James Wood, and Jr. **SATURDAY** ’s four-inning start snapped a streak of **14 straight outings with five or more innings pitched to begin his career**. The last MLB pitcher to do that was , who began his career with 44 straight outings of five or more innings pitched until only lasting four on May 23, 2015 in Pittsburgh. The Angels handed the Mets their **third walk-off loss of the season**, with New York having also lost in walk-off fashion to the on April 1 and the Cubs on April 19. The only team that has endured more walk-off losses this season is the Angels themselves. The Mets **lost in walk-off fashion to the Angels** for the second time in franchise history, with the other coming on a hit-by-pitch on April 11, 2014. Though the two games were 12 years apart, ** had exactly two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts** in both contests. **SUNDAY** ’ **427-foot homer** off the rocks at Angel Stadium was the farthest ball hit by a Met since…Mark Vientos’ 434-foot homer at Wrigley Field on April 18. Vientos notched his **sixth career multi-homer game**. At 26 years and 143 days old, Vientos is one of only six Mets with six multi-homer games by his age, joining: Darryl Strawberry (17), (12), (7), (6), and teammate Francisco Alvarez (6). turned in his **seventh consecutive outing of at least five innings pitched and no more than two earned runs allowed to begin the season**. That’s now tied for the third-longest streak to open a season in Mets history, behind only a pair of streaks (10 straight in 2021 and 9 straight in 2020). Holmes now has three starts this season where he’s **recorded an out in the seventh inning**. That’s already more than any Mets right-hander had last season (the only 2025 Met with more such starts was , who had seven). **Miscellaneous Mets stat of the week:** Howard Johnson is the Mets’ all-time leader with 30 homers in the ninth inning or later. During Johnson’s Mets tenure (1985-1993), those 30 homers were the most in baseball in the ninth inning or later.