Jacob deGrom was terrific and he combined with Adam Ottavino and Edwin Diaz to hold the visitors to just one run, as the Mets downed the Dodgers, 2-1, Wednesday night at Citi Field. The two best teams in the NL have played six games and they are tied 3-3. As wonderful as deGrom was, he [...]
After a streak where he retired 20 of 21 LHB, Joely Rodriguez has returned to earth. With a bunch of lefties due up in the seventh inning, Buck Showalter brought him into the game. Rodriguez gave up a run and the Mets ended up on the wrong end of a 4-3 game against the Dodgers [...]
Max Scherzer and German Marquez engaged in an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel Sunday afternoon. The Rockies were able to push across a run while the Mets weren’t and the result was a rare shutout loss for the Mets, by a 1-0 score. The Mets took the series, 3-1 and for the year were 5-2 against the [...]
David Peterson combined with three relievers on a shutout, the 17th time this season the Mets blanked their opponent, as the Mets capped a memorable day with a 3-0 win over the Rockies. It was an eventful day, being the Mets’ first Old Timers Day in decades, one complete with the surprise announcement that the [...]
It was a game of contradictions. On one hand, the Mets should have won the game easily. On the other hand, they were lucky to come thru with a victory. The end result was a walkoff win, their sixth of the season, thanks to a Pete Alonso RBI single that gave the Mets a 7-6 [...]
Jacob deGrom was his usual terrific self, pitching the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies Thursday night at Citi Field in the opening of a 10-game homestand. deGrom retired the first 13 batters he faced before giving up an infield single. He struck out nine and finished with 6 IP and 1 [...]
For the second straight night, the Mets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Yankees in the Bronx. The loss meant that the Mets ended up splitting the Subway Series, two games apiece. More importantly, with the Braves beating the Pirates, the Mets lead in the East is cut to two games. The story of the [...]
After their dramatic come-from-behind victory on Sunday in Philadelphia, the Mets came out flat Monday in the Bronx, losing to the Yankees, 4-2. Max Scherzer, who’s never pitched particularly well against the Yankees, didn’t look sharp at all. He allowed four runs for the second straight start, which has raised his ERA from 1.93 to [...]
The feast or famine Mets’ offense came up big, as three times they rallied from deficits. They scored three runs in the ninth inning and then held on to win, defeating the Phillies, 10-9, to take the four-game series, three games to one. Mark Canha was the big hero but he was not the only [...]
Most of us would have been happy before Saturday started if you told us we would emerge from the day with a split. Yet after beating Zack Wheeler in the opener, a split did not feel at all like a great outcome. But after taking the opener by an 8-2 score, the Mets fell in [...]
After struggling offensively for most of the Braves’ series, the Mets pounded out 11 hits, five of which went for extra-bases, and added five walks. The end result was a 7-2 win over the Phillies Friday night in Philadelphia. It looked like it was going to be a pitcher’s duel, with Chris Bassitt squaring off [...]
One of the fundamental questions in baseball is: How do you want to win the game? For the second straight night, Buck Showalter pulled an ace pitcher who wasn’t on the top of his game, only to have the bullpen give up runs. The Mets didn’t have a lead in this one and ended up [...]