How should Carlos Mendoza manage his bullpen down the stretch?

Entering September, the Mets are in a position where they can reach the playoffs as a wild card. They are currently one game behind the Atlanta Braves for the last wild card spot in the National League. So unlike last season, the Mets will have meaningful September games to play for. Carlos Mendoza in his [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Red Sox 3 (9/4/24)

Jesse Winker hit a grand slam, the bullpen was terrific and the Mets added on a bunch of runs late thanks to some lousy Red Sox pitching. It all added up to an 8-3 win Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets swept the series and have now won seven in a row, tying their [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Red Sox 2 (9/3/24)

Remember back in May when the Mets lost three straight games in which they hit three home runs because the pitching was so bad? It was something that had happened only four times previously in MLB history. Well, the Mets here in the second half don’t lose when they hit three homers. And that’s what [...]

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Brandon Nimmo’s strikeouts, David Peterson’s shiny ERA, Jesse Winker turns on the power

Brandon Nimmo has been a model of consistency the past three seasons. Coming into this year, Nimmo posted OPS+ marks of 131, 130 and a 128 in 2023. Which makes this year’s 113 mark disappointing. In previous seasons where he didn’t reach that level, there were stretches where he didn’t hit for power, typically coming [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Red Sox 1 (9/2/24)

Luis Severino pitched perhaps his best game as a Met, leading the team to a 4-1 win over the Red Sox Monday night at Citi Field. The victory pushed the Mets to 10 games over .500 and within a half game of the idle Braves for the final Wild Card spot. Severino came out extremely [...]

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Down the stretch they come…

The five most exhilarating words in sports broadcasting come from horse racing, but it applies with equal force to the pennant chase days of baseball in September. The New York Mets, after being left for dead in early June (at least by this writer), find themselves squarely in the mix for a Wild Card berth [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 2, White Sox 0 (9/1/31)

For the seventh-straight Sunday, the Mets failed to reach three runs scored. But today it was enough, as Sean Manaea and two relievers combined on a shutout, leading the Mets to a 2-0 victory. It was the seventh shutout this year for the Mets, who ended the road trip at 7-3. They’re now a season’s-best [...]

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