A strange newfound faith in Luisangel Acuna landed him at second base in the number nine spot. Acuna didn’t even make it through the game. Acuna’s defense at second base is viewed superior to Jeff McNeil (who sat) and Brett Baty. No, it didn’t ultimately cost the Mets the game. Or what about having Acuna pinch hit on Monday rather than having him ready to be the pinch runner late?