Author: Alexis Farinacci

Max Scherzer Will Pitch Game 1 of Wild Card Series vs Padres

Buck Showalter announced on Wednesday night that Max Scherzer will get the ball for the Mets in Game ! of the National League Wild Card round against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on Friday night. He will be opposed by Yu Darvish for the Padres with the first pitch set for 8:07 p.m. ET. The last time Scherzer and Darvish faced off against each other, the Padres defeated the Mets 4-1 in New...

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Francisco Álvarez Launches First Major League Homer

Tuesday night was a special one for 20-year-old Francisco Álvarez. Just five days after being called up from Triple-A Syracuse, he made his Mets debut behind the plate, and even more special, Álvarez collected his first two big league hits, both extra-base hits. Álvarez put an exclamation point on his first hit of the night, launching a long home run to left-center field in the sixth inning....

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Mets and Nationals Rained Out

The Mets and Nationals game originally scheduled for Monday night was postponed due to rain. The teams will make it up with a doubleheader on Tuesday. After being swept by the Braves over the weekend, the New York Mets returned home to Citi Field to attempt to attempt to turn things around on Monday night against the Washington Nationals, but mother nature had other plans as Monday night’s game...

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Jeff McNeil Closing In On Batting Title

The Mets were swept by the Braves on Sunday night in Atlanta and moved two games behind them in the race for an NL East pennant, but Jeff McNeil continued to improve his batting average going 3-for-5 with a home run, run scored and an RBI on Sunday. He currently sits in second in baseball, batting .326 on the season. The only player above him is Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers who is batting .327...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Fall Behind Braves In NL East

Good morning, Mets fans. With the loss Saturday night, New York is on the brink of losing its chances at an NL East crown. Max Scherzer was shaky and the offense was only able to push across two runs, resulting in the team’s second straight loss to the Braves. They now trail Atlanta by a single game. The Mets and Braves will wrap up their season series with an upmost important final game...

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