Carlos Carrasco continued the quality efforts from a Mets starting pitcher, as he struck out nine in 6.2 IP, helping the Mets to a 6-2 win over the Reds Tuesday night at Citi Field. In the last 16 games, the Mets are 14-2. Francisco Lindor got the Mets on the board first with a two-run [...]
Max Scherzer pitched seven shutout innings. Jacob deGrom put up 5.2 perfect innings. So, what would Chris Bassitt do for an encore? He pitched eight innings and allowed just an unearned run, leading the Mets to a 5-1 win over the Reds Monday night at Citi Field. In the chatter, we were wondering if Bassitt [...]
Jacob deGrom threw 5.2 perfect innings while the Mets knocked Spencer Strider out in the third inning as they defeated the Braves, 5-2, and took the 5-game series, 4-1 over their closest competitor in the NL East. For anyone who worried how deGrom would do after missing over a year with various injuries, he answered [...]
For the second time this season, the Mets swept a doubleheader from the Braves, winning the opener by an 8-5 score and the nightcap by a 6-2 margin Saturday at Citi Field. The common denominator in the two games was excellent starting pitching for the Mets. David Peterson was recalled from the minors and he [...]
It was blackout night at Citi Field before 40,305 spectators as the Mets and Braves battled in the second game of a crucial series between the two contenders. The Mets acted like they were blacked out early in the game as the Braves jumped out to a big lead early. The Mets chipped away but [...]
The Mets gave the Braves a taste of their own medicine, as they slugged four home runs en route to a 6-4 win in the opener of the crucial five-game set Thursday night at Citi Field. Tyler Naquin hit the Mets’ first homer in the second inning, a solo shot which made it 2-0 Mets. [...]
Less than 24 hours after taking the night off because Jacob deGrom was on the mound, the Mets offense roared back, banging out 14 hits, with eight of those going for extra-bases. They raced out to a 9-0 lead and held on for a 9-5 win over the Nationals, taking the rubber match of the [...]
Jacob deGrom was very good in his return to the mound but neither the “B” relievers nor the offense did much to further the cause, as the Mets had their seven-game win streak snapped with a 5-1 loss to the Nationals Tuesday night in Washington. Some wondered if deGrom would try to ease off the [...]
On paper it looked like a mismatch, with the Mets throwing the still-great Max Scherzer and the Nationals countering with the now-toast Patrick Corbin. And while Scherzer struggled a little bit, the result was as expected, as the Mets came away with a 7-3 win in the opener of the three-game series in Washington D.C. [...]
The Mets scored three runs in the top of the first and cruised to a 9-3 win over the Marlins Sunday, sweeping the three-game series in Miami. The Mets are riding a six-game winning streak and now sit with a 64-37 record. Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil and Mark Canha each had 3-hit games, as the [...]
The Mets used a variation of the old Earl Weaver theme, riding pitching defense and three homers to a 4-0 win over the Marlins Saturday night in Miami. It was the fifth-straight win for the Mets and ran their season record to 63-37 Carlos Carrasco was on target all night, as he allowed just four [...]
Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte combined for four of the Mets’ eight extra-base hits, powering the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Marlins Friday night in Miami. The Mets caught Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara on a rare off night and they chased him after scoring four runs in five innings. And while the Mets [...]