The Mets’ offense finally arrives after being dormant for three months

In their last eight games, the Mets have accumulated 54 runs. For a team that’s struggled to score all season, it’s wonderful to see, even if it’s come against the last-place Pirates and a no-name starter for the Reds. You can’t score that many runs without both some power and the hit gods smiling in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 15, Reds 11 (11 INN) 7/19/21

It was quite a night. The Mets found out tonight that 7 HR > 4 E’s and a closer who blows a save in his third straight game, as they powered out a 15-11 win in 11 innings over the Reds in Cincinnati Monday night. Back-to-back homers by Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil staked the [...]

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