Mets set a franchise record with shutout win over Marlins

The Mets pitched another beauty on Monday. It's becoming a trend 10 games into the 2025 season.

The Mets (7-3) defeated the Marlins (5-5), 2-0, for their second shutout win in four games. This season, New York has only allowed 22 runs. 

Per Stathead data, that's the fewest the team has allowed through 10 games in franchise history, one less than it allowed through 10 games in 1971 and 1972.

Four pitchers combined for Monday's shutout. Starter Kodai Senga pitched five innings and allowed seven base runners in 19 batters faced while lowering his ERA to 1.80.

Relievers Danny Young, Jose Butto and Ryne Stanek combined to allow three base runners (two hits, one walk) and strike out four Marlins hitters over the final four innings as New York won its fifth consecutive game.

The team's dominant pitching has been a theme throughout the first week and a half of the 2025 season. It's been particularly vital for New York with its bats quiet. Through the Mets' first nine games, they ranked 27th in team batting average (.197), according to FanGraphs.

In 89 innings, the Mets have allowed 15 earned runs, ranking first in team ERA (1.51). Their starters only average five innings per start, so it's taken a group effort to begin the season as hot as they have.

If the early returns are a sign of things to come, it will greatly influence New York's chances of winning the National League. The Phillies, Dodgers and Cubs are among the high-scoring NL teams the Mets must contend with to win their first league pennant since 2015.

As daunting as those lineups are, New York's pitching staff is becoming just as imposing.