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 [...]
Starling Marte hit two home runs and made a nice running catch to end the game with the tying run at the plate, as the Mets held on for a 9-7 win against the Braves Wednesday night in Atlanta, snapping their eight-game winning streak. Marte put the Mets up in the first inning with a [...]
For the second straight night, the Mets’ starting pitcher left the game with an injury after the second inning. And while the results weren’t as ugly as Monday’s, let’s not pretend that a 5-0 loss was a close game. The Mets offense has been non-existent these two games in Atlanta. In 18 innings, they’ve scored [...]
If you bailed on this one after the early rain delay, pat yourself on the back, you made the right call. On a night where nearly everything went wrong, the Braves trounced the Mets, 13-1, Monday night in Atlanta. The biggest news is that Carlos Carrasco left the game with tightness in his left side. [...]
The Mets jumped on top early then used their Spencer Strider “lucky” offense to open a big lead against Zack Wheeler and cruise to a 6-0 win over the Phillies Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. It was their 16th shutout of the season and they limited the powerful Phillies offense to just two runs, one [...]
It was turn back the clock day at Citi Field with outstanding performances from Jacob deGrom and Aaron Nola, who both finished in the top three of the Cy Young Award race in 2018. The two combined for 1 run in 14 innings. And it turned out to be enough for the Mets, who emerged [...]