The Mets blew a 4-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning but Pete Alonso hit a moon-shot home run in the bottom of the inning to give the Mets the win and a sweep of the doubleheader against the Nationals Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. After using Edwin Diaz to close out the [...]
There’s a player on the Mets who in his last 105 PA has a .216 AVG with 6 HR and a 26.7 K%. That sounds a lot like Javier Baez, who seemingly either hits a HR or strikes out. But Baez has only 37 PA with the Mets. No, this “clout or an out” player [...]
Brandon Drury blooped a ball just past a drawn-in infield to bring home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Mets completed an 8-7 come-from-behind win Wednesday afternoon against the Nationals at Citi Field. The Mets had battled back from two separate three-run deficits, as they trailed 4-1 and 7-4 [...]
Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a double and that was the highlight of the day. The Mets were unable to bring him home and ended up losing the game, 3-0. The loss meant a sweep by the Phillies and combined with an Atlanta win, pushed the Mets into third place in the East. [...]
On the morning of July 31, less than 24 hours after the trade deadline, in an article entitled, The surging Jeff McNeil and the impact of the Baez deal, the following question was asked: If the real reason for the deal wasn’t a longer than expected IL stint for Lindor, wouldn’t it have made more [...]
The Mets showed some heart in the ninth inning but dug themselves too deep of a hole early and the end result was a 5-3 loss to the Phillies in a Saturday afternoon game in Philadelphia. Trailing 5-0 in the ninth inning, Michael Conforto, Jonathan Villar and James McCann hit back-to-back-to back home runs. That [...]
It was the type of game the Mets needed to play, a low-scoring, one-run game into the eighth inning. But Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer off Edwin Diaz and the Phillies moved into first place with a 4-2 win over the Mets Friday night in Philadelphia. Everyone talks about Diaz’ split this year when [...]
On the morning of July 22, the question was asked here: How will Jeurys Familia rebound from his lousy stretch? What followed was an even-handed look at the question, showing how Familia had done in both his good seasons and bad ones, as he had a lousy stretch in each of those. Also, the July [...]
The Mets left the bases loaded in the first and ninth innings. It probably won’t surprise you, then, to hear that they lost 4-2 to the Marlins Thursday afternoon. It was like early in the season all over again. No problem getting guys on base but plenty of problems getting them home. Overall, there were [...]
The Mets are 26-14 (.650) when their starting pitcher completes at least six innings and 10-4 (.714) when their starter goes at least seven innings so far here in 2021. Unfortunately, it’s been 13 consecutive games now where their starter has failed to complete six innings. Last night’s win made the Mets 5-8 (.385) in [...]
Javier Baez gave the Mets the lead after they coughed up a three-run lead and Drew Smith and Trevor May shut things down as Edwin Diaz was out on paternity leave, leading the Mets to a 5-3 win over the Marlins Wednesday night in Miami. After falling behind by four runs early in the past [...]
One night after a stirring comeback, the Mets turned in a lackluster effort and dropped the rubber game of the series to the Reds, 7-1, Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Marcus Stroman was solid through five innings but ran out of gas in the sixth, when he allowed three hits and a walk. The Reds [...]