Please use this thread for both games today.
After spending 1 hour and 20 minutes online with customer support, we were able to solve the 404 error that had hit the website. We had to restore to the previous day, meaning we lost the articles and comments done in the last 24 hours or so. I was able to re-post the articles but [...]
After losing a two-run lead in the ninth inning, the Mets came back with a four-spot in the 10th, highlighted by a two-run double by Kevin Pillar, to down the Nats, 6-2, Friday night in Washington. Pete Alonso poked an RBI single leading off the 10th inning to put the Mets ahead. Javier Baez followed [...]
Jeurys Familia has a 51-save season under his belt and this year he’s 9-3 with a 3.51 ERA and an 11.28 K/9. Yet anyone in his right mind wouldn’t use him in a clutch situation unless it was absolutely necessary. The hope is that Brad Hand can come in and be effective, pushing Familia down [...]
In the first 13 games of July – which included seven games against the Braves, Yankees and Brewers – the Mets as a team posted a .250/.342/.421 line. Compare that to the just-concluded 13-game stretch against the Dodgers and Giants, where the team slashed .217/.292/.317 and went 2-11. The former 13-game stretch saw 33 XBH [...]
Looking at the Dodgers’ box score and you’ll see six of their eight starting position players with an OPS of .800 or greater. By contrast, the Mets have just two. They could/should have three but J.D. Davis is out of the lineup these days at least as much as he’s in, which seems odd for [...]