Jacob deGrom was very good in his return to the mound but neither the “B” relievers nor the offense did much to further the cause, as the Mets had their seven-game win streak snapped with a 5-1 loss to the Nationals Tuesday night in Washington. Some wondered if deGrom would try to ease off the [...]
The Mets made a trade on deadline day but not the blockbuster that some might have hoped for a few days ago. With Shohei Ohtani likely not being dealt and Juan Soto going to the Padres, the Mets traded for Darin Ruf, sending J.D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki , Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour to the [...]
With his home run that clinched Monday night’s game, Francisco Lindor has now hit safely in 19 of his last 20 games, with six multi-hit games in that stretch. During that streak, he has 91 PA and is slashing .337/.396/.602 with 11 XBH, including 5 HR. He’s been nothing short of terrific, even if it’s [...]
On paper it looked like a mismatch, with the Mets throwing the still-great Max Scherzer and the Nationals countering with the now-toast Patrick Corbin. And while Scherzer struggled a little bit, the result was as expected, as the Mets came away with a 7-3 win in the opener of the three-game series in Washington D.C. [...]