The Mets went 1-13 with RISP and carrying multiple lefty relievers that the manager has zero faith in led to using 36-year-old Adam Ottavino in back-to-back games, with Ottavino surrendering a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, sending the Marlins to a 3-2 win Sunday afternoon in Miami. The Mets had golden [...]
Pete Alonso hit two home runs and Edwin Diaz struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth inning, leading the Mets to a 5-3 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon. The victory gives the Mets the series win and guarantees the club a winning record in the month of June. Alonso got things [...]
Francisco Lindor and Mark Canha both homered and the Mets took advantage of a wacky sixth inning to plate three runs, leading to a 5-3 win over the Marlins and their ace Sandy Alcantara Friday night in Miami. The Marlins tied the game, 2-2, in the bottom of the fifth inning. But second baseman Jazz [...]
For the second straight game, the Mets fell behind early. For the second straight time they loaded the bases with a chance to get right back in there. And once again they failed to cash in, with Eduardo Escobar in the middle of fruitless ABs both times. The end result Wednesday was a 5-3 loss [...]
Trevor Williams gave up 3 ER in 4 IP and Chasen Shreve allowed 4 ER in 1 IP putting the Mets in a hole from which they could not dig out, as they dropped the first game of the series to the Astros, 7-2, in Houston Tuesday night. Williams allowed two homers in the third [...]
David Peterson combined with three relievers on a 7-hit shutout, leading the Mets to a 6-0 victory Monday afternoon at Citi Field. With the win, the Mets take the series, 3-1. Peterson’s final line looks good – 5.1 IP, 0 R, 2 BB and 7 Ks – but he pitched in and out of trouble [...]
The Marlins busted out with a 5-run seventh inning, breaking open a pitcher’s duel and leading to a 6-2 win over the Mets Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets knew they were in for a tough game, as they faced Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara. But Chris Bassitt gave a great effort thru six innings. [...]
Taijuan Walker was virtually unhittable for six innings, leading the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. Walker allowed an infield single to lead off the game and with two stolen bases, Walker had a runner at third base. But he retired 18 batters in a row and was [...]
The Mets jumped on top early with a three-run first inning, built a 9-run lead and coasted to a 10-4 win over the Marlins Friday night in the first game played between the division rivals this year. Francisco Lindor got the party started with a 3-run homer to center field. He also drove in a [...]
The Brewers gifted the Mets the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning and got a runner thrown out at the plate in the top of the ninth, handing the Mets a 5-4 win Thursday night at Citi Field. With the win, the Mets take the series and pick up a half game [...]
The Mets opted to keep David Peterson in the rotation once Tylor Megill was activated from the IL and early results were not encouraging, as Peterson gave up 4 ER in 4 IP, putting the Mets in an early hole and leading to a 10-2 loss to the Brewers that tied the series at one [...]
Chris Bassitt shook off a recent stretch of poor pitching to throw eight shutout innings, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Brewers Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Brewers came in scuffling and Bassitt attacked them right away with his fastball, setting the tone early. And the Mets’ offense responded in kind, [...]