For the seventh-straight Sunday, the Mets failed to reach three runs scored. But today it was enough, as Sean Manaea and two relievers combined on a shutout, leading the Mets to a 2-0 victory. It was the seventh shutout this year for the Mets, who ended the road trip at 7-3. They’re now a season’s-best [...]
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the Mets got just enough pitching against the lowly White Sox to emerge with a 5-3 victory Saturday night in Chicago. It was the Mets’ third-straight win and puts the club eight games over .500 for the first time this season. [...]
There are never any style points in wins and that becomes even more apparent when you’re trying to make up ground. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty win but it was a win nonetheless, a 5-1 triumph over the White Sox Friday night in Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. Tylor Megill got the [...]
It would have been easy for the Mets to roll over after a demoralizing loss last night. But despite that setback they battled all game and came away with a 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks Thursday afternoon in Phoenix. The victory gave the Mets the series win and it also gave them the season series [...]
Edwin Diaz gave up a grand slam homer for another demoralizing loss, as the Mets fell to the Diamondback, 8-5, Wednesday night in Phoenix. It’s the second straight appearance for Diaz where his gopher ball turned a win into a loss. With Dedniel Nunez seemingly unavailable, the Mets turned to Phil Maton to start the [...]
The Mets sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth inning en route to scoring six runs and breaking open a close game, resulting in an 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday night in Phoenix. The Mets are now 3-2 versus the D’Backs this season. Pete Alonso staked the Mets to a 1-0 lead [...]
The back end of the Mets’ bullpen has been so good for so long. But two of their best relievers gave up homers late, turning a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 loss Sunday afternoon in San Diego. The loss means the Mets split the four-game series with the Padres. But, should the two teams tie, [...]
Francisco Lindor belted two homers and David Peterson pitched into the eighth inning, leading the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Padres in San Diego Saturday night. The Mets have won two of the first three games and will look to claim the series win Sunday afternoon. Lindor’s first home run was a grand [...]
Mets fans can be forgiven if they think Joe Musgrove is the best pitcher around. Musgrove now has 20 consecutive scoreless innings against the Mets, as he led the Padres to a 7-0 win over the Mets Friday night in San Diego. In a game like this, sometimes you say – at least no one [...]
The Mets banged out 17 hits and took the opening game on their key series with the Padres, 8-3, Thursday night in San Diego. They have won five of their last seven games and are now 67-61 for the season. The offense started early, with Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos hitting back-to-back doubles in the [...]
Jesse Winker picked a great time to hit his first homer as a Met. Inserted into the game as a pinch-hitter for the punchless Harrison Bader in the bottom of the ninth inning, Winker homered to left-center to give the Mets a walk-off win, 4-3, over the Orioles Wednesday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets [...]
The Mets tried to make it a game with a four-run eighth inning but a comedy of errors on one play led to the Orioles tacking on two more runs and they finished with a 9-5 win over the Mets Tuesday night at Citi Field. Francisco Lindor hit his second double of the game to [...]