The Binghamton Mets might have the answer to the New York Mets hitting woes. Third baseman Zach Lutz has slugged seven home runs in seven games since missing 10 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot. That’s as many homers as Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo, Alex Cora and Ruben Tejada have [...]
The New York Mets have reached the point in the season where things become awkward; they are now waiting to die. After Friday's 7-5 loss to the Phillies, Mets manager Jerry Manuel awkwardly said it was a "tough loss," the dying equivalent of "I'm sorry." Condolences accepted. The news is no shock though. The Mets [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1971: The New York Mets bombarded the Braves at Atlanta Stadium, 20-6. Ken Boswell led the Mets with four hits and five RBI, including a grand slam off Mike McQueen.
David Wright discusses the Mets' three-error sixth inning in loss to the Atlanta Braves ...
The New York Mets (54-54) dropped the rubber game of the series with the Atlanta Braves 8-3 at Turner Field Wednesday night. The loss drops the Mets 7 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East and 21-35 on the road this season. New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves ... recap and boxscore [...]
There was so much irony in Atlanta Tuesday night. Jeff Francoeur (former Atlanta Brave) delivered a game-winning home run off Billy Wagner (former New York Met) in the ninth inning at Turner Field. After the game, Francoeur spoke to the media about the game (video courtesy of ESPN-New York) ...
On Tuesday night, the Mets had one of their most stunning wins when forever-slumping Jeff Francoeur, who is trying to avoid writing his Mets obituary, hit a game-winning home run off former Met and current Braves closer Billy Wagner to give the Mets a much needed 3-2 win over the first place Atlanta Braves. Just [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1982: Joel Youngblood became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a [...]
The New York Mets (54-53) rebounded from Monday's loss, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 at Turner Field. The win puts the Mets 6 1/2 behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. The Mets are now 21-34 on the road. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 6-1, placing the Mets in a third-place [...]
After losing to the Atlanta Braves 4-1, falling 7 1/2 games behind in the National League East and into fourth place, Johan Santana discussed his start and the state of the Mets ...
Mercifully, the Mets are done with the Diamondbacks this season after Sunday’s 14-1 shellacking. In six games against the 39-66, cellar-dwelling club from Arizona, New York finished 1-5. In those games, the club was outscored 47-19. The Mets were 1-2 in one-run games, 0-1 in games decided by three runs and 0-2 in games decided [...]
The New York Mets (53-52) hoped turning the calendar from July to August would change their fortunes. It didn't on Day One as the Arizona Diamondbacks crushed the Mets 14-1. The Mets finished the homestand with a 2-4 record. They are now 33-19 at Citi Field and 1-5 against the Diamondbacks this season. The Mets remain [...]