The Mets recalled Joey Lucchesi to give Kodai Senga an extra day of rest between starts. Lucchesi had been on the IL and made two brief rehab starts with Brooklyn. But he came up and did a very nice job, helping lead the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Cardinals Friday night in St. [...]
Yesterday in this space, we talked about what an unusual season it’s been for Brandon Nimmo. And we can say the same thing about Pete Alonso. Perhaps we’ve been spoiled with how consistent Alonso has been in his career, as he typically goes thru one slump of around 80 PA and then pounds the ball [...]
Pete Alonso homered to back a strong outing from Jose Quintana, leading the Mets to a 4-2 win over the Cardinals in the opening of a four-game series in St. Louis Thursday night. It was the fourth win in the last five games for the Mets. Alonso hit his 37th homer of the season in [...]