You’ve got to score to win and for the second straight night the Mets were shut out, losing this time, 1-0 to the Nationals Friday night in Washington in the opener of a four-game series. Luis Rojas made his second mid-inning pitching change of the game, bringing on Seth Lugo in the eighth inning. Lugo [...]
Before the season started, this figured to be the Mets’ most challenging time with the schedule. After seven games with the Padres and Cubs, they were going to have a host of games against division rivals. The hope was that by now the rotation would be complete and that the club would be at full [...]
For the second straight series, the Mets entered the last game with a chance to sweep, only to come out on the short end of things, this time by a 2-0 loss to the Cubs Thursday night at Citi Field. Still, after splitting with the Orioles, if someone gave you a chance to go 5-2 [...]