It was an ugly night on the mound for Taijuan Walker as the Mets were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays. If there is such a thing as an All-Star curse, then it clearly latched itself on to Walker right now given the starter has now endured two consecutive rough outings. After giving up six runs in just one-third of an inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last outing, Walker again...
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Marcus Stroman pitched an absolute gem as the New York Mets wrapped up their series in Cincinnati with a 7-0 shutout of the Reds on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets needed a deep outing from Stroman given how thin their bullpen has been stretched, and the starter responded in kind by pitching a one-hit shutout. Stroman threw over 90 pitches and went eight full innings to give the Mets the length...
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It was another complete meltdown by the New York Mets against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, but Tylor Megill continued to prove that he could be a decent fifth starter in the majors. To say that it hasn’t been a vintage start to the second half of the 2021 season for the Mets would be a severe understatement given two straight losses to the Pirates, not to mention Francisco...
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We continue our first half report cards by taking a look at the New York Mets bullpen, which has been a considerable strength so far in 2021. Things will start to get interesting now we are on the other side of the All-Star break but, before we look ahead, let’s take a moment to reflect on the work done by the Mets bullpen so far this season. With the offense punching well below its...
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Aaron Loup will get the start in Sunday’s matinee against the Pirates at Citi Field. The New York Mets will close out the first half of the 2021 season against the Pirates at 1:10 P.M. on Sunday. Aaron Loup will start for the Mets against the Pirates today. — Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 11, 2021 There was some thought that maybe Jacob deGrom would go given that he is skipping the 2021...
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