Michael Conforto belted two homers to help power the Mets to a 7-2 win over the Marlins and a sweep of the four-game series. The Mets have now won six in a row and 13 of their last 14 games. Conforto cracked a two-run homer in the third inning, the 100th HR of his career. [...]
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While the list of available players at this stage of the season is not nearly as enticing as an incoming free agent list, there is something to be said about players who are on the market who could potentially make a positive impact for a playoff hopeful club. It’s important to note that the expectations [...]
Zack Wheeler continued his career-long dominance against the Marlins, as he hurled eight shutout innings, giving the bullpen a much-needed break, as the Mets came away with a 5-0 win. It was their fifth-straight win and the 12th time in the last 13 games they came out on top. Wheeler entered the game with a [...]
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Every now and then we hear chatter that Noah Syndergaard should be extended, or Zack Wheeler, or Michael Conforto. Some or all of these could make sense, depending on the price. There is one reasonable extension the Mets could offer, and probably should offer. That is, remove the “interim” from the title of pitching coach [...]
The Mets hit three homers in the seventh inning to earn a comeback win and a sweep of the doubleheader, with a 5-4 victory over the Marlins Monday night. The two wins today made the Mets 11-1 in their last 12 games and gave them a 57-56 record overall, the first time since May 2 [...]
Jacob deGrom pitched and batted the Mets to a healthy lead and then the team had to sweat out some shaky bullpen deployment and performances the final two innings before emerging with a 6-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Marlins Monday. deGrom had trouble early. He got out of the [...]
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We started talking about Wagner Lagrange in 2017 when he was part of an offensive juggernaut in Kingsport. The outfielder who had succeeded in the DSL in 2015 had struggled through a GCL debut in 2016 before breaking out. In 2017, in 58 games between Kingsport and Brooklyn, he managed a .330/.379/.460 batting line. Of [...]
The Mets scored early and often and Noah Syndergaard again gave the team seven innings, as the Mets won the rubber game of their series against the Pirates, 13-2, Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. The win moved the Mets to within one game of .500 at 55-56. The Mets haven't been .500 since they were 27-27 [...]