The 2024 season is down to the wire. The Mets (84-68) came into Wednesday night’s matchup against the Nationals (68-84) eight games back of the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies (91-60). They also sat tied with the Diamondbacks in the wild card standings, along with only two games up on the Braves. With both clubs winning on Wednesday, the Mets needed to keep pace. With every...
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Francisco Alvarez continues to improve at the plate with another spectacular performance on Friday night. The 22-year-old catcher was 2-for-4 in the series opener against the Phillies, including a three-run homer that broke the scoreless tie in the fifth. It was Alvarez’s second straight game with a three-run homer, and second in three at-bats. The first homer came on Wednesday against the...
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It seems the off-day Thursday didn’t affect Mark Vientos. The third baseman powered the Mets past the Reds Friday, clubbing a pair of two-run homers, including a walk-off in the tenth inning. The first homer set the tone for the Mets the entire game. It came against Fernando Cruz with one on and one out, giving the Mets a two-run lead. The second, and final, came in the tenth. Former...
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The New York Mets (76-64) and Boston Red Sox (70-70) continued their series on Wednesday night in New York with the Mets leading the series 2-0 and looking for a series sweep over the Red Sox. Tanner Houck (8-9, 3.24 ERA) was on the mound to start it off for Boston against Tylor Megill (3-5, 4.95 ERA) for the Mets. The storyline of the night came in the first inning for the Mets. With Francisco...
Read MoreGood morning, Mets fans! After exiting Friday night’s game with an apparent right hand injury, according to Tim Healey of Newsday, a CT scan was done on Paul Blackburn’s hand on Saturday and the scan was negative, showing no fracture, just a bad bruise. Blackburn hopes to avoid the injured list and hopes to make his next state; it’s all dependent on his pain level day-to-day. The Mets,...
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