For most of the night last night, it looked like the Mets would finally seize the momentum in the World Series and tie it up at two games apiece, but a disaster of an eighth inning ended all hope of that. Now the Mets will have to win out to stay alive Here are my six biggest takeaways from last night’s loss. 1. Matz is Still Nasty: Steven Matz was rolling early on, with his curve looking...
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Michael Conforto blasted two home runs last night during the Mets 5-3 loss to the Royals at Citi Field. While he was previously in a 0-for-20 slump before his offensive breakout, manager Terry Collins stuck with him and Conforto rewarded him with a display of the tremendous power potential that made him the team’s top hitting prospect. Conforto’s first home run came in the third...
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In just the ninth start of his career, Steven Matz was impressive last night against the Kansas City Royals. While the game ended up slipping away from him and the Mets, the team has to be extremely pleased with how well he pitched and handled the pressure. In five innings pitched, he allowed two runs and seven hits while striking out five. Matz retired 12 of the first 14 batters he faced,...
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I know we’re playing with house money and I know I wrote after the NLDS that no matter what happens the rest of the way, this has been a fun, exciting and truly successful season for the Mets. And all of that is still true and still applies. But to be honest, none of that takes away the pain of Saturday night’s Game 4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. That was as gut-wrenching as you...
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The New York Mets fell to the Kansas City Royals in heartbreaking fashion on Halloween night by a score of 5-3. The Metropolitans now find themselves on the brink of elimination as they head into Game 5 of the World Series down 3-1. Pitching: Steven Matz started for the Mets and went 5+ innings and was impressive in the first World Series start of career. Matz looked dominant through the first 4...
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