For the second straight night, the Mets lost in extra innings by one run, this time a 2-1 setback to the Dodgers. Seth Lugo was really good in the ninth inning but he did not come back for the 10th. Instead, it was Yennsy Diaz, who gave up an RBI double to Cody Bellinger for [...]
Jeurys Familia served up a two-run homer in the 10th inning, sending the Mets to a 6-5 loss in the opening game of their series with the Dodgers Friday night at Citi Field. The whole game was a roller coaster ride. Unfortunately, it left the Mets having to use Familia for the third straight game [...]
The Mets will now play their toughest stretch of the season, as they play 13 consecutive games against the Dodgers and Giants. The good news is that after playing their worst ball of the year, the Mets have won three straight games and the offense seems to be showing signs of life. The bad news [...]
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 [...]