Robert Stock can sleep well Monday night knowing he accomplished something against the Tampa Bay Rays that he had never done before in his MLB career: pitch into the sixth inning.
Not only that, but after going a career-long 5.1 scoreless innings against the American League's best team, the right-hander earned his first win since 2019 and his first as a starting pitcher following the Mets' 3-2 win over the Rays.
"It's really cool," Stock said about getting the win. "It takes a whole team to win the game and we saw that tonight with how great the defense was, how good the hitters were in the second half of the game. It's great when you step back and you look at how long it's been and I can both feel good about the team and myself."
Yes, the defense made some nice plays behind him like Christopher Morel's leaping catch with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning, but Stock was in total control against Tampa Bay and was the best version of himself that New York has seen this season.
Even more impressive? The outing came with the Mets in a 1-0 pitcher's duel for most of the night and right after a rough start against the Milwaukee Brewers (MLB's best team) where Stock allowed 10 hits and seven runs.

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