The Marlins used three hits and an error in the top of the 10th inning to score two runs, leading to a 2-0 win over the Mets and a split of the four-game series. It was a billed as a pitcher’s duel and it did not disappoint, as Sandy Alcantara and Taijuan Walker each threw [...]
Tomas Nido, who picked off a runner in the top of the 10th inning, tied the game in the bottom of the 10th with a two-out double and he scored the game-winning run when the pitcher threw errantly to first base on what should have been the final out of the inning, lifting the Mets [...]
It was another glimpse at the 2021 offense for the Mets, as they hit two solo homers but went 0-7 with RISP en route to a 5-2 loss to the Marlins Friday night at Citi Field. Chris Bassitt pitched well in his return from the Covid IL, going 6.1 IP nd allowing just 2 ER. [...]
The unheralded players came thru for the Mets on Thursday. Trevor Williams pitched seven shutout innings while James McCann and J.D. Davis both delivered homers with men on base, leading the Mets to a 10-0 win over the Marlins in the opener of a four-game series. Williams gave up just two hits and did not [...]
Brandon Nimmo singled and scored the tying run in the ninth inning and he delivered a three-run homer to ice the game in the 10th, leading the Mets to an 8-3 win over the Reds and another series win. Nimmo lined a single to left field with one out in the ninth inning. Then the [...]
The Mets got shut out for just the fourth time this season, dropping a 1-0 game to the Reds and ruining a terrific first start back by Max Scherzer Tuesday night in Cincinnati. It seemed odd that Buck Showalter opted for Tommy Hunter over Adam Ottavino in the eighth inning of a scoreless game. It [...]
Five of the Mets’ 12 hits went for extra-bases, including home runs by Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, as the Mets slugged their way to a 7-4 win over the Reds Monday night in Cincinnati. Nimmo got the Mets on board first with a 3-run homer in the second inning. Lindor hit a solo shot [...]
Eduardo Escobar homered for the third straight game and the Mets got good efforts from both their starter and their relievers, resulting in a 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday, giving the Mets the series win. Carlos Carrasco had been hit hard his previous four starts but he was very effective, if not efficient, [...]
Trevor Williams got beat up by the long ball, the Mets couldn’t buy a hit with runners in scoring position and the end result was a 7-3 loss to the Rangers Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the bottom of the order that did the damage for the Rangers, as the 7-8-9 hitters hit [...]
Eduardo Escobar belted a three-run homer, David Peterson gave a Quality Start and the bullpen came thru like you’d draw it up on the board. It all added up to a 4-3 win over the Rangers, snapping the team’s first three-game losing streak of the season. Escobar’s blast broke up a 1-1 tie and he [...]
Justin Verlander and Taijuan Walker engaged in a tremendous pitcher’s duel, combining for 15.1 scoreless innings. The Mets were too eager to go to their bullpen and the result was a 2-0 loss to the Astros, giving the Mets their first three-game losing streak of the season. After getting out of the seventh inning, the [...]
Carlos Carrasco was bad and Chasen Shreve was worse, putting the Mets in a nine-run hole and leading to the team's third-straight loss to the Astros, this one by a 9-1 score. Hopefully you were lucky like me and missed this game. Can't win 'em all and it looks like fans were put out of [...]