Sean Manaea turned in a terrific start and the offense came alive, with nine hits and five walks. And that turned into a 7-2 win over the Phillies and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. The Mets can clinch tomorrow with Jose Quintana taking the mound in another 5:08 p.m. start. Pete Alonso gave [...]
So much has been made about the pitching moves of Carlos Mendoza and the performances of the relievers so far in both the Wild Card and the divisional series that the offense has avoided scrutiny. Which is a good thing for the hitters, who were MIA against the Brewers and depending on mostly two players [...]