The Mets got three solo homers in a four-batter stretch in the third inning to back a strong start by Justin Verlander as the Mets gave a double-fisted, one-finger salute to June with a 4-1 win to open July Saturday afternoon against the Giants. Francisco Alvarez got the homer party started and one batter later, [...]
We’ve reached the point where we’re no longer hoping for a win. Instead, it’s wondering how the Mets will lose today. If you had “bring your closer in for the eighth inning only to watch him give up a 3-run homer” – you win! The Giants took the first game of the series by a [...]
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One of the fundamental questions of the game is: How do you want to win? For the 2023 Mets, the answer is painfully obvious. They want their SP to go deep and avoid their middle relief whenever possible. When the starter goes six innings, the Mets are 22-3. Now, there have been plenty of times [...]
Today's game was a rarity when nearly everything went right for the Mets. Good pitching and strong offense. Biggest story was definitely the triumphant return of David Peterson. After struggling mightily early on this season, Peterson was sent to the minor leagues. He was brought back this week and made his first start since being [...]
Try to act surprised – the Mets lost on a day that ends in “y.” For the 16th time in the last 21 games the Mets took one on the chin, losing Monday night to the Brewers, 2-1. Justin Verlander needed 27 pitches to get out of the first inning and that high pitch count [...]
This was a brutal loss. The matchup looked like a sure “L” before the first pitch, with the Mets sending Carlos Carrasco out to face Zack Wheeler. Yet, somehow, the Mets held a 6-3 lead in the eighth inning. But Brett Baty botched a double play ball and those option relievers couldn’t close the door, [...]
The Mets got good pitching, enough offense and their defense didn’t let them down. The end result was a 4-2 win against the Phillies in the middle game of their series Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Max Scherzer was staked to a 2-0 lead. And while he gave up the tying runs, the Mets went ahead [...]
With MLB-quality defense, the Mets would have had the chance to win the game, 1-0. Instead, two balls fell to the ground that should have been caught and the Phillies won, 5-1, in the opening game of three in Philadelphia Friday night. The leadoff batter hit a pop to shallow center field. Brandon Nimmo plays [...]
“There’s no cure for bad pitching.” That’s what Gary Cohen said during the game. And given that the Mets had 10 hits, eight walks, eight runs and still lost, it’s kind of hard to argue with that. Tylor Megill turned back into a pumpkin and the Mets’ troubles continue to mount with a 10-8 loss [...]
For the second year in a row, Framber Valdez handcuffed the Mets over eight innings and while the Mets put up some offense late, they fell to the Astros by a 4-2 score Tuesday night in Houston. Valdez was perfect thru 5.1 IP until Mark Canha ripped a clean single to right. But the next [...]
Max Scherzer bounced back from two bad outings with eight strong innings and the Mets batted around twice, leading to an 11-1 win over the Astros in the opener of a three-game series Monday night in Houston. The Mets had lost their last seven games versus their fellow expansion mates. Scherzer went more to his [...]