2014 New York Mets season

The 2014 New York Mets season was the 53rd season of the franchise. The Mets finished 79–83, their most wins since the 2010 season. Also, they finished tied for second place in the National League East, their highest place in the standings since 2008. Despite their sub-.500 record, the Mets had a positive run differential, scoring 629 runs and allowing 618, for a Pythagorean expectation of 82–80. On July 8, the Mets won 8–3 over the Atlanta Braves to celebrate their 4,000th win in team history.

Offseason On November 22, 2013, the Mets signed Chris Young to a one-year $7.25 million deal.

The Mets agreed to terms with free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson on a four-year contract worth $60 million on December 6, 2013.

The Mets signed Bartolo Colón to a two-year, $20 million deal on December 11, 2013 to bolster their starting rotation, with the expected season long absence of ace starter Matt Harvey due to Tommy John surgery in October.

The Mets opened up the regular season on March 31, 2014 at home against the Washington Nationals.

Season standings National League East

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Regular season Detailed record Team Home Away Total Win % NL East Atlanta Braves 5–5 5–4 10–9 Miami Marlins 6–3 6–5 11–8 Philadelphia Phillies 5–4 8–2 13–6 Washington Nationals 1–9 3–6 4–15 17–21 22–17 38–38 NL Central Chicago Cubs 2–2 0–3 2–5 Cincinnati Reds 2–1 2–1 4–2 Milwaukee Brewers 1–2 2–2 3–4 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 1–3 3–4 St. Louis Cardinals 3–1 1–2 4–3 8–5 4–10 12–15 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1–2 3–0 4–2 Colorado Rockies 3–0 1–3 4–3 Los Angeles Dodgers 1–2 1–2 2–4 San Diego Padres 2–1 1–2 3–3 San Francisco Giants 1–3 0–3 1–6 5–8 5–8 14–18 American League Houston Astros 2-1 N/A 2-1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim N/A 1–2 1–2 New York Yankees 0–2 2–0 2–2 Oakland Athletics 1–1 1–1 2–2 Seattle Mariners N/A 2–1 2–1 Texas Rangers 2–1 N/A 2–1 5–5 6–4 11–9 MonthGamesWonLostWin % March 1 0 1 April 25 15 10 May 29 11 18 June 28 11 17 July 25 15 10 August 29 12 17 September 25 15 10 162 79 83 GamesWonLostWin % Home 81 40 41 Away 81 39 42

Most runs scored in a game: 14 (9/7 vs. CIN) Most runs allowed in a game: 14 (4/13 vs. LAA) Most hits in a game: 18 (7/8 vs. ATL) Longest winning streak: 4 games (7/6–7/9; 7/11–7/18) Longest losing streak: 6 games (6/3–6/8)

Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedBold = Mets team member

|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || Nationals || 7–9 (10) || Aaron Barrett (1–0) || Jeurys Familia (0–1) || || Citi Field (42,442) || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 2 || Nationals || 1–5 || Gio González (1–0) || Bartolo Colón (0–1) || || Citi Field (29,146) || 0–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || Nationals || 2–8 || Tanner Roark (1-0) || Zack Wheeler (0-1) || || Citi Field (20,561) || 0–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 4 || Reds || 4–3 || Jenrry Mejía (1–0) || Mike Leake (0–1) || José Valverde (1) || Citi Field (35,845) || 1–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 5 || Reds || 6–3 || Carlos Torres (1–0) || J. J. Hoover (1–1) || || Citi Field (25,424) || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 6 || Reds || 1–2 || Alfredo Simón (1–0) || Jon Niese (0–1) || Manny Parra (1) || Citi Field (26,928) || 2–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 8 || @Braves || 4–0 || Bartolo Colón (1–1) || Aaron Harang (1–1) || || Turner Field (47,144) || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 9 || @Braves || 3–4 || Ervin Santana (1–0) || Zack Wheeler (0–2) || Craig Kimbrel (4) || Turner Field (19,608)|| 3–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || @Braves || 6–4 || Carlos Torres (2–0) || Luis Avilán (1–1) || José Valverde (2) || Turner Field (29,470) || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || @Angels || 4–5 (11) || Michael Kohn (1–0) || Jeurys Familia (0–2) || || Angel Stadium (42,871) || 4–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 12 || @Angels || 7–6 (13) || John Lannan (1–0) || Matt Shoemaker (0–1) || || Angel Stadium (40,027) || 5–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 13 || @Angels || 2–14 || C. J. Wilson (2–1) || Bartolo Colón (1–2) || || Angel Stadium (38,855) || 5–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 14 || @Diamondbacks || 7–3 || Zack Wheeler (1–2) || Josh Collmenter (0–1) || Carlos Torres (1) || Chase Field (18,099) || 6–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 15 || @Diamondbacks || 9–0 || Jenrry Mejía (2–0) || Bronson Arroyo (1–1) || || Chase Field (21,969) || 7–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 16 || @Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Dillon Gee (1–0) || Brandon McCarthy (0–3) || || Chase Field (19,673) || 8–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 18 || Braves || 0–6 || Aaron Harang (3–1) || Jon Niese (0–2) || || Citi Field (33,199) || 8–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 19 || Braves || 5–7 || Ervin Santana (2–0) || Bartolo Colón (1–3) || Jordan Walden (1) || Citi Field (31,476) || 8–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 20 || Braves || 4–3 (14) || José Valverde (1–0) || Gus Schlosser (0–1) || || Citi Field (33,131) || 9–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 21 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Jenrry Mejía (3–0) || Tyler Lyons (0–1) || Kyle Farnsworth (1) || Citi Field (20,382) || 10–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 22 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Adam Wainwright (4–1) || Dillon Gee (1–1) || Trevor Rosenthal (6) || Citi Field (20,220) || 10–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 23 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Jon Niese (1–2) || Michael Wacha (2–2) || Kyle Farnsworth (2) || Citi Field (21,981) || 11–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 24 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Bartolo Colón (2–3) || Lance Lynn (4–1) || Daisuke Matsuzaka (1) || Citi Field (22,669) || 12–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 25 || Marlins || 4–3 || Jeurys Familia (1–2) || Steve Cishek (1–1) || || Citi Field (21,171) || 13–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 26 || Marlins || 6–7 (10) || Mike Dunn (2–3) || Kyle Farnsworth (0–1) || Steve Cishek (5) || Citi Field (21,492) || 13–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 27 || Marlins || 4–0 || Dillon Gee (2–1) || Tom Koehler (2–2) || || Citi Field (26,861) || 14–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 26 || April 29 || @Phillies || 6–1 || Jon Niese (2–2) || Cole Hamels (0–2) || || Citizens Bank Park (28,189) || 15–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbbbbb" | || April 30 || @Phillies || colspan=4| Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 2 || Citizens Bank Park ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 1 || @Rockies || 4–7 || Juan Nicasio (3–1) || Bartolo Colón (2–4) || || Coors Field (22,989) || 15–12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 2 || @Rockies || 3–10 || Jorge de la Rosa (3–3) || Zack Wheeler (1–3) || || Coors Field (42,040) || 15–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || @Rockies || 10–11 || LaTroy Hawkins (1–0) || Kyle Farnsworth (0–2) || || Coors Field (38,688) || 15–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 4 || @Rockies || 5–1 || Dillon Gee (3–1) || Jhoulys Chacín (0–1) || || Coors Field (40,190) || 16–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || @Marlins || 3–4 || Steve Cishek (2–1) || Gonzalez Germen (0–1) || || Marlins Park (20,606) || 16–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 6 || @Marlins || 0–3 || Henderson Álvarez (2–2) || Bartolo Colón (2–5) || || Marlins Park (18,315) || 16–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 7 || @Marlins || 0–1 || Steve Cishek (3–1) || Carlos Torres (2–1) || || Marlins Park (18,010) || 16–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 9 || Phillies || 2–3 (11) || Mario Hollands (1–1) || Carlos Torres (2–2) || Jonathan Papelbon (10) || Citi Field (30,036) || 16–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || Phillies || 4–5 || Mike Adams (2–1) || Kyle Farnsworth (0–3) || Jonathan Papelbon (11) || Citi Field (29,170) || 16–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 11 || Phillies || 5–4 (11) || Scott Rice (1–1) || Jeff Manship (1–1) || || Citi Field (28,926) || 17–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 12 || @Yankees || 9–7 || Jenrry Mejía (4–0) || Matt Thornton (0–1) || Kyle Farnsworth (3) || Yankee Stadium (46,517) || 18–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || @Yankees || 12–7 || Daisuke Matsuzaka (1–0) || Vidal Nuño (1–1) || || Yankee Stadium (45,958) || 19–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || Yankees || 0–4 || Masahiro Tanaka (6–0) || Rafael Montero (0–1) || || Citi Field (35,557) || 19–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || Yankees || 0–1 || Dellin Betances (2–0) || Jacob deGrom (0–1) || David Robertson (7) || Citi Field (40,133) || 19–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 16 || @Nationals || 2–5 || Tanner Roark (3–1) || Jon Niese (2–3) || Rafael Soriano (9) || Nationals Park (34,413) || 19–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || @Nationals || 5–2 || Bartolo Colón (3–5) || Gio González (3–4) || Jenrry Mejía (1) || Nationals Park (41,225) || 20–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || @Nationals || 3–6 || Jordan Zimmermann (3–1) || Zack Wheeler (1–4) || Rafael Soriano (10) || Nationals Park (36,965) || 20–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 20 || Dodgers || 4–9 || Josh Beckett (2–1) || Rafael Montero (0–2) || || Citi Field (22,288) || 20–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Hyun-jin Ryu (4–2) || Jacob deGrom (0–2) || Kenley Jansen (13) || Citi Field (23,721) || 20–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Jon Niese (3–3) || Chris Perez (0–2) || Jenrry Mejía (2) || Citi Field (23,416) || 21–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbbbbb" | || May 23 || Diamondbacks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 25 || Citi Field || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 24 || Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Josh Collmenter (3–2) || Zack Wheeler (1–5) || Addison Reed (13) || Citi Field (24,551) || 21–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 25 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Evan Marshall (2–0) || Jenrry Mejía (4–1) || Addison Reed (14) || Citi Field (30,785) || 21–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 25 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Daisuke Matsuzaka (2–0) || Zeke Spruill (0–1) || Jenrry Mejía (3) || Citi Field (30,785) || 22–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Pirates || 3–5 || Tony Watson (5–0) || José Valverde (1–1) || Mark Melancon (10) || Citi Field (29,309) || 22–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 27 || Pirates || 4–2 || Vic Black (1–0) || Jeanmar Gómez (0–2) || Jenrry Mejía (4) || Citi Field (20,263) || 23–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 28 || Pirates || 5–0 || Bartolo Colón (4–5) || Charlie Morton (1–7) || Jeurys Familia (1) || Citi Field (34,839) || 24–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb" | 53 || May 29 || @Phillies || 4–1 || Zack Wheeler (2–5) || David Buchanan (1–1) || Jenrry Mejía (5) || Citizens Bank Park (26,668) || 25–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb"