We all knew the month of June was going to be a challenge, with the schedule being as tough as it was. For the month, Mets hitters had an OPS 100 points lower than they did in May. With the exception of Pete Alonso (.977) and Jeff McNeil (.867) – most Mets had a month [...]
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 [...]
We try new things in life and some of those things work out great and others – not so much. Hopefully, we keep what’s working and stop doing things that didn’t turn out so hot. It’s no different with your favorite sports team. Let’s take the Knicks for an example. Last offseason they added or [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In yesterday’s Game Chatter we were discussing Quality Starts (QS), which began when someone asked if a game where the starter had 6 IP and 3 ER was still a quality one. My immediate answer was yes. But before we get into details on that, it should be pointed out the problem with the question. [...]
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 [...]