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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For the Mets, September is here and the games are meaningful

The Mets have won three games in a row and are 9-4 in their last 13 games. This mini spurt has gotten them within two games of the third Wild Card spot. But the remaining schedule is not easy. The final 26 games include 16 versus teams over .500, including a closing stretch of three [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, White Sox 3 (8/31/24)

Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the Mets got just enough pitching against the lowly White Sox to emerge with a 5-3 victory Saturday night in Chicago. It was the Mets’ third-straight win and puts the club eight games over .500 for the first time this season. [...]

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Reed Garrett and the quest to rediscover his early-season WHIP

After giving up runs in two of his first three appearances after being activated from the IL, Reed Garrett notched his fourth straight scoreless appearance Friday night. With Dedniel Nunez on the IL, Adam Ottavino apparently busted to low-leverage appearances only and Ryne Stanek not trusted to pitch at all, it would be a huge [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, White Sox 1 (8/30/24)

There are never any style points in wins and that becomes even more apparent when you’re trying to make up ground. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty win but it was a win nonetheless, a 5-1 triumph over the White Sox Friday night in Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. Tylor Megill got the [...]

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