# 2010 New York Mets season

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 Padres 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, Carlos Beltrán underwent knee surgery, and did not return until after the All-Star break. On January 22, 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.
On February 10, the Mets 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 one-year, $1 million deal with catcher Rod Barajas on February 24. 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, 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 against the Washington Nationals.

## Regular season
### April

The Mets opened their season at Citi Field 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 Philadelphia 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 rival 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 11–20, 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 Rodríguez 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. Jason Bay also 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 Mets were eliminated from playoff contention on September 21 after a 5–2 loss to the Florida Marlins. 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, finishing the season with a 79–83 record and 4th place in the NL East.

### Game log

2010 Game Log :
April (14–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1April 5Marlins7–1Santana (1–0)Johnson (0–1)—41,2451–0Box
2April 7Marlins6–7 (10)Núñez (1–0)Takahashi (0–1)Wood (1)38,8631–1Box
3April 8Marlins1–3Robertson (1–0)Niese (0–1)Núñez (1)25,9821–2Box
4April 9Nationals8–2Pelfrey (1–0)Batista (0–1)—28,0552–2Box
5April 10Nationals3–4Lannan (1–1)Pérez (0–1)Capps (2)33,0442–3Box
6April 11Nationals2–5Hernández (1–0)Santana (1–1)Capps (3)33,6722–4Box
7April 13@ Rockies3–11Smith (1–1)Maine (0–1)—25,1102–5Box
8April 14@ Rockies5–6 (10)Flores (1–0)Mejía (0–1)—26,3102–6Box
9April 15@ Rockies5–0Pelfrey (2–0)de la Rosa (1–1)—26,1953–6Box
10April 16@ Cardinals3–4Carpenter (2–0)Nieve (0–1)Franklin (4)40,1013–7Box
11April 17@ Cardinals2–1 (20)Rodríguez (1–0)Mather (0–1)Pelfrey (1)43,7094–7Box
12April 18@ Cardinals3–5Wainwright (3–0)Stoner (0–1)—40,0074–8Box
13April 19Cubs6–1Nieve (1–1)Russell (0–1)—27,9405–8Box
14April 20Cubs4–0Pelfrey (3–0)Zambrano (1–2)—27,5026–8Box
15April 21Cubs3–9Silva (2–0)Pérez (0–2)—25,6846–9Box
16April 22Cubs5–2Santana (2–1)Gorzelanny (0–2)Rodríguez (1)28,5357–9Box
17April 23Braves5–2Takahashi (1–1)Kawakami (0–3)Rodríguez (2)32,2658–9Box
18April 24Braves3–1Acosta (1–0)Jurrjens (0–2)Rodríguez (3)36,5479–9Box
19April 25Braves1–0 (6)Pelfrey (4–0)Hanson (1–2)—27,62310–9Box
—April 26DodgersGame Postponed
20April 27Dodgers4–0Santana (3–1)Kuroda (2–1)—11–9Box
21April 27Dodgers10–5Takahashi (2–1)Haeger (0–3)—32,01212–9Box
22April 28Dodgers7–3Maine (1–1)Ely (0–1)—29,72413-9Box
23April 30@ Phillies9–1Niese (1–1)Kendrick (0–1)—45,29614–9Box :
May (12–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
24May 1@ Phillies0–10Halladay (5–1)Pelfrey (4–1)—45,26414–10Box
25May 2@ Phillies5–11Moyer (3–2)Santana (3–2)—45,43914–11Box
26May 3@ Reds2–3 (11)Masset (3–1)Acosta (1–1)—14,35014–12Box
27May 4@ Reds5–4Feliciano (1–0)Cordero (1–2)Rodríguez (4)13,81315–12Box
28May 5@ Reds4–5 (10)Owings (3–0)Feliciano (1–1)—16,79815–13Box
29May 7Giants6–4Rodríguez (2–0)Romo (0–3)—34,68116–13Box
30May 8Giants5–4 (11)Takahashi (3–1)Mota (0–1)—36,76417–13Box
31May 9Giants5–6Romo (1–3)Mejía (0–2)Wilson (7)35,64117–14Box
32May 10Nationals2– 3Atilano (3-0)Maine (1–2)Batista (1)29,31317–15Box
33May 11Nationals8–6Valdés (1–0)Clippard (6–1)Rodríguez (5)31,60618–15Box
34May 12Nationals4–6Clippard (7–1)Rodríguez (2–1)Capps (14)33,02418–16Box
35May 13@ Marlins1–2Núñez (2–0)Nieve (1–2)—16,22918–17Box
36May 14@ Marlins2–7Sánchez (2–2)Pérez (0–3)—21,22118–18Box
37May 15@ Marlins5–7Robertson (4–3)Maine (1–3)Núñez (8)26,00718–19Box
38May 16@ Marlins8–10Nolasco (4–2)Niese (1–2)Núñez (9)17,97718–20Box
39May 17@ Braves3–2Pelfrey (5–1)Lowe (5–4)Rodríguez (6)21,08619–20Box
40May 18@ Braves2–3Wagner (3–0)Feliciano (1–2)—27,11919–21Box
41May 19@ Nationals3–5Storen (1–0)Valdés(1–1)Capps (15)19,38419–22Box
42May 20@ Nationals10–7Valdés (2–1)Atilano (3–1)—23,61220–22Box
43May 21Yankees1–2Vázquez (3–4)Dessens (0–1)Rivera (8)41,38220–23Box
44May 22Yankees5–3Pelfrey (6–1)Hughes (5–1)Rodríguez (7)41,34321–23Box
45May 23Yankees6–4Santana (4–2)Sabathia (4–3)Rodríguez (8)41,42222–23Box
46May 25Phillies8–0Dickey (1–0)Moyer (5–4)Valdés (1)33,02623–23Box
47May 26Phillies5–0Takahashi (4–1)Blanton (1–3)—33,22324–23Box
48May 27Phillies3–0Pelfrey (7–1)Hamels (5–3)Rodríguez (9)35,90325–23Box
49May 28@ Brewers0–2Gallardo (5–2)Igarashi (0–1)—32,77325–24Box
50May 29@ Brewers6–8Coffey (2–1)Nieve (1–3)Axford (2)37,84125–25Box
51May 30@ Brewers10–4Dickey (2–0)Suppan (0–2)—36,55926–25Box
52May 31@ Padres6–18Correia (5-4)Takahashi (4–2)—20,02326–26Box :
June (18–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
53June 1@ Padres4–2Pelfrey (8-1)LeBlanc (2-4)Rodríguez (10)17,39327–26Box
54June 2@ Padres1–5 (11)Webb (2–1)Valdés (2–2)—15,88027–27Box
55June 4Marlins4–3Dickey (3–0)Sánchez (5–3)Rodríguez (11)30,04228–27Box
56June 5Marlins6–1Niese (2–2)Robertson (4–5)—37,16529–27Box
57June 6Marlins7–6Feliciano (2–2)Hensley (1–2)Rodríguez (12)36,61230–27Box
58June 8Padres2–1 (11)Dessens (1–1)Mujica (2–1)—30,08631–27Box
—June 9PadresGame Postponed
59June 10Padres2–4Latos (6–4)Santana (4–3)Bell (17)32,36531–28Box
60June 10Padres3–0Niese (3–2)Garland (6–4)—28,07232–28Box
61June 11@ Orioles5–1Dickey (4–0)Guthrie (3–7)—28,55433–28Box
62June 12@ Orioles3–1Takahashi (5–2)Matusz (2–7)Rodríguez (13)42,24834–28Box
63June 13@ Orioles11–4Pelfrey (9–1)Millwood (0–8)—24,84835–28Box
64June 15@ Indians7–6Santana (5–3)Masterson (2–6)Rodríguez (14)12,88236–28Box
65June 16@ Indians8–4Niese (4–2)Talbot (7–5)—14,24637–28Box
66June 17@ Indians6–4Dickey (5–0)Westbrook (4–4)Rodríguez (15)14,33938–28Box
67June 18@ Yankees4–0Takahashi (6–2)Vázquez (6–6)Rodríguez (16)49,22039–28Box
68June 19@ Yankees3–5Hughes (10–1)Pelfrey (9–2)Rivera (16)49,07339–29Box
69June 20@ Yankees0–4Sabathia (8–3)Santana (5–4)—49,24039–30Box
70June 22Tigers14–6Nieve (2–3)Verlander (8–5)—32,36340–30Box
71June 23Tigers5–0Dickey (6–0)Bonderman (3–5)—35,04541–30Box
72June 24Tigers5–6Galarraga (3-1)Takahashi (6–3)Valverde (17)31,31941–31Box
73June 25Twins5–2Pelfrey (10–2)Slowey (7–5)Rodríguez (17)36,24442–31Box
74June 26Twins0–6Pavano (9–6)Santana (5–5)—37,51042–32Box
75June 27Twins6–0Niese (5–2)Baker (6–7)—37,64443–32Box
76June 28@ Marlins^3–10Nolasco (7–6)Dickey (6–1)—18,07343–33Box
77June 29@ Marlins^6–7Núñez (3–1)Feliciano (2–3)—18,37343–34Box
78June 30@ Marlins^6–5Dessens (2–1)Sanabia (0–1)Rodríguez (18)19,23244–34Box
^ - Played in San Juan, Puerto Rico :
July (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
79July 1@ Nationals1–2Capps (1–3)Feliciano (2–4)—20,16744–35Box
80July 2@ Nationals5–3Niese (6–2)Atiano (6–5)Rodríguez (19)24,41045–35Box
81July 3@ Nationals5–6Capps (2–3)Rodríguez (2–2)—39,21445–36Box
82July 4@ Nationals9–5Takahashi (7–3)Stammen (2–3)Rodríguez (20)29,23446–36Box
83July 5Reds6–8Smith (2–1)Pelfrey (10–3)Cordero (23)36,76446–37Box
84July 6Reds3–0Santana (6–5)Maloney (0–1)—27,47347–37Box
85July 7Reds1–3Arroyo (9–4)Niese (6–3)Cordero (24)30,02947–38Box
86July 9Braves2–4O'Flaherty (3–1)Dickey (6–2)Wagner (20)36,35647–39Box
87July 10Braves0–4Hudson (9–4)Pelfrey (10–4)—37,79347–40Box
88July 11Braves3–0Santana (7–5)Lowe (9–8)Rodríguez (21)36,40248–40Box
89July 15@ Giants0–2Lincecum (10–4)Dickey (6–3)—38,41648–41Box
90July 16@ Giants0–1Zito (8–4)Niese (6–4)Wilson (24)41,86948–42Box
91July 17@ Giants4–8Cain (7–8)Takahashi (7–4)Wilson (25)42,59948–43Box
92July 18@ Giants4–3 (10)Rodríguez (3–2)Wilson (2–1)—37,62349–43Box
93July 19@ Diamondbacks2–13Kennedy (5–7)Pelfrey (10–5 )—18,25349–44Box
94July 20@ Diamondbacks2–3Enright (2–2)Dickey (6–4)Gutiérrez (3)18,74949–45Box
95July 21@ Diamondbacks3–4 (14)Boyer (2–2)Nieve (2–4)—18,22349–46Box
96July 22@ Dodgers0–2Kuroda (8–8)Takahashi (7–5)Kuo (3)42,29949–47Box
97July 23@ Dodgers6–1Santana (8–5)Padilla (4–3)—44,62650–47Box
98July 24@ Dodgers2–3 (13)Sherrill (1–1)Pérez (0–4)—43,50650–48Box
99July 25@ Dodgers0–1Kershaw (10–5)Feliciano (2–5)Jansen (1)39,89750–49Box
100July 27Cardinals8–2Niese (7–4)Wainwright (14–6)—37,47951–49Box
101July 28Cardinals7–8 (13)MacDougal (1–0)Feliciano (2–6)Franklin (19)35,00951–50Box
102July 29Cardinals4–0Dickey (7–4)Hawksworth (4–7)Rodríguez (22)40,08752–50Box
103July 30Diamondbacks6–9Kennedy (6–8)Valdés (2–3)Heilman (4)34,28052–51Box
104July 31Diamondbacks5–4Rodríguez (4–2)Gutierrez (0–6)—35,28753–51Box :
August (12–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
105August 1Diamondbacks1–14Hudson (1–0)Niese (7–5)—35,01453–52Box
106August 2@ Braves1–4Hudson (12–5)Santana (8–6)Wagner (25)33,03053–53Box
107August 3@ Braves3–2Acosta (2–1)Wagner (5–2)Rodríguez (23)26,57854–53Box
108August 4@ Braves3–8Dunn (1–0)Pelfrey (10–6)—28,53654–54Box
109August 6@ Phillies5–7Durbin (3–1)Parnell (0–1)Lidge (13)45,37854–55Box
110August 7@ Phillies1–0Santana (9–6)Hamels (7–8)Rodríguez (24)45,19455–55Box
111August 8@ Phillies5–6Halladay (14–8)Dickey (7–5)Lidge (14)45,40255–56Box
112August 10Rockies1–0Pelfrey (11–6)Jiménez (17–3)Rodríguez (25)30,03656–56Box
113August 11Rockies2–6Belisle (5–4)Takahashi (7–6)—30,55456–57Box
114August 12Rockies4–0Santana (10–6)Hammel (8–7)—32,27257–57Box
115August 13Phillies1–0Dickey (8–5)Hamels (7–9)—35,44058–57Box
116August 14Phillies0–4Halladay (15–8)Misch (0–1)—39,15158–58Box
117August 15Phillies1–3Kendrick (8–5)Pelfrey (11–7)Lidge (16)31,34558–59Box
118August 16@ Astros3–1Feliciano (3–6)Lindstrom (2–4)Takahashi (1)22,68859–59Box
119August 17@ Astros3–4Melancon (1–0)Santana (10–7)López (1)26,27959–60Box
120August 18@ Astros3–2Dessens (3–1)Chacín (1–2)Acosta (1)23,40360–60Box
121August 19@ Astros2–3Norris (6–7)Misch (0–2)Lyon (5)26,27160–61Box
122August 20@ Pirates7–2Pelfrey (12–7)Karstens (2–10)—23,69561–61Box
123August 21@ Pirates5–1 (6)Niese (8–5)McDonald (2–3)—28,75962–61Box
124August 22@ Pirates1–2Duke (6–12)Santana (10–8)Hanrahan (2)24,73062–62Box
125August 24Marlins6–5Takahashi (8–6)Ohman (0–2)—27,13663–62Box
126August 25Marlins4–5Sanabia (3-1)Misch (0-3)Núñez (29)27,09663–63Box
127August 26Marlins4–11Sánchez (11-8)Niese (8–6)—28,64063–64Box
128August 27Astros2–1Pelfrey (13–7)Figueroa (3-2)Takahashi (2)30,17864–64Box
129August 28Astros1–4Myers (10–7)Santana (10–9)Lyon (9)33,02464–65Box
130August 29Astros5–1Dickey (8–5)Norris (6–8)—32,77965–65Box
131August 30@ Braves3–9Jurrjens (6–4)Misch (0–4)O'Flaherty (9)18,84265–66Box
132August 31@ Braves2–9Minor (3–0)Niese (8–7)—18,43065–67Box :
September (14–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
133September 1@ Braves1–4Hanson (9–10)Pelfrey (13–8)Wagner (31)19,93866–68Box
134September 2@ Braves4–2Santana (11–9)Hudson (15–6)Takahashi (3)24,89566–68Box
135September 3@ Cubs6–7Russell (1–1)Dickey (9–6)Mármol (26)31,42466–69Box
136September 4@ Cubs3–5Zambrano (6–5)Mejía (0–3)Mármol (27)39,47366–70Box
137September 5@ Cubs18–5Niese (9–7)Dempster (12–10)—40,78867–70Box
138September 6@ Nationals3–13Olsen (4–8)Pelfrey (13–9)—20,22467–71Box
139September 7@ Nationals4–1Gee (1–0)Maya (0–1)Takahashi (4)13,83568–71Box
140September 8@ Nationals3–2Dickey (10–6)Hernández (9–11)Takahashi (5)16,00269–71Box
141September 10Phillies4–8Halladay (18–10)Mejía (0–4)—33,07169–72Box
142September 11Phillies4–3Pelfrey (14–9)Kendrick (9–9)Takahashi (6)35,78870–72Box
143September 12Phillies0–3Oswalt (12–13)Niese (9–8)—31,56370–73Box
144September 13Pirates1–0 (10)Takahashi (9–6)Park (3–3)—24,38471–73Box
145September 14Pirates9–1Dickey (11–6)Duke (7–14)—27,43872–73Box
146September 15Pirates8–7Valdés (3–3)Maholm (7–15)Takahashi (7)29,00073–73Box
147September 16Pirates6–2Pelfrey (15–9)Ledezma (0–3)—28,79074–73Box
148September 17Braves4–6Hanson (10–11)Niese (9–9)Wagner (34)28,00274–74Box
149September 18Braves2–4Hudson (16–8)Gee (1–1)Wagner (35)33,05174–75Box
150September 19Braves3–6Lowe (14–12)Dickey (11–7)Kimbrel (1)33,61274–76Box
151September 21@ Marlins2–5Veras (3–2)Dessens (3–2)Hensley (4)19,42274–77Box
152September 22@ Marlins5–7Sanabia (5–3)Niese (9–10)Hensley (5)21,12374–78Box
153September 24@ Phillies2–3Blanton (8–6)Dickey (11–8)Lidge (27)45,30974–79Box
154September 25@ Phillies5–2Gee (2–1)Kendrick (10–10)Takahashi (8)45,27475–79Box
155September 26@ Phillies7–3Acosta (3–1)Hamels (12–11)—45,30276–79Box
—September 27BrewersGame Postponed
156September 28Brewers4–3Dessens (4–2)Axford (8–2)—24,66677–79Box
157September 29Brewers7–8Villanueva (2–0)Acosta (3–2)Axford (23)—77–80Box
158September 29Brewers1–3Bush (8–13)Dickey (11–9)Hoffman (10)28,28077–81Box
159September 30Brewers2–9Narveson (12–9)Gee (2–2)—24,66177–82Box
160October 1Nationals2–1 (10)Takahashi (10–6)Clippard (11–7)—29,42478–82Box
161October 2Nationals7–2Igarashi (1–1)Clippard (11–8)—30,38679–82Box
162October 3Nationals1–2Peralta (1–0)Pérez (0–5)Batista (2)30,84979–83Box :
Legend:         = Win         = Loss         = Postponement Bold = Mets team member :

### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL 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

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 |
vteWild 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 recordvte 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
## 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

| 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. |