The Mets won a series on Sunday afternoon for the first time since sweeping these same Washington Nationals earlier this month. With Sunday’s 9-4 win, the Mets took two of three and head into an off day before a four-game set at home with the Marlins. Despite the win and huge offensive production, including two home runs, the Mets immediately found themselves in media drama after the game....
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A lot has changed since the Nationals last visited Citi Field. The crazy thing is, that series was earlier this month. Since the Nationals were swept out of Queens on August 12, the Mets went from 1/2 game out of first place in the NL East to now 7 1/2 games behind the division-leading Braves. The cause for this unthinkable drop? A 2-11 run against the Dodgers and Giants that saw the Mets lose...
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Noah Syndergaard is getting closer to a return for the New York Mets. Appearing for the Brooklyn Cyclones in his first in-game pitching appearance since May, Syndergaard allowed a leadoff home run, hit a batter, and struck out one in his lone inning of work. Aside from the K, Thor’s other two outs came by way of the groundout. “It felt great to get back out there,” Syndergaard...
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Maybe the return of Javier Báez to the Mets lineup is just what they needed to get a winning streak together. In his return to the lineup on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, he showed just why the Mets acquired him from the Cubs late last month. In his first game off the injured list after returning from a stint with back spasms, Báez put together his first multi-hit game since August 4. Playing...
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Marcus Stroman has not received great run support for the bulk of this season. In fact, he’s started 15 games in 2021 in which the Mets offense produced two runs or less. But in keeping up with his typical upbeat personality, Stroman remained positive, holding out hope that the offense would find its groove once again. On Friday, Stroman tweeted in response to the statistic that he’s...
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