If Sunday was truly – finally – Carlos Carrasco’s last rehab start before joining the Mets for the first time in 2021, then Cookie certainly has something to build off. The veteran righty went three innings for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. He gave up just two singles, didn’t allow a run or walk and struck out six, including the first three he faced. His fastball reached 96 MPH and his off-speed...
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A week ago, I called the Mets’ loss in their last game before the All-Star break – a game they lead 5-0 after the first inning – the worst loss of the season. And for six whole days, it was. Saturday, in classic Met fashion – and against the same Pirate team – they topped that, losing 9-7 on Jacob Stallings’ walk-off grand slam. The Mets led that game 6-0 in the eighth inning. Until that point...
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The Mets have done a lot of good things through the first half of 2021 to dispel the LOLMets moniker they’ve so painfully earned over the years. Sunday’s loss to the lowly Pirates – in a game they Mets led 5-0 after one inning – was not one of those things. A four-game split with Pittsburgh wasn’t the worst-case scenario, but it certainly wasn’t what the Mets had in mind headed to the All-Star...
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For the eighth time this year, the Mets split a doubleheader. This time though, they decided to switch up their usual routine, dropping the first game before rebounding to win the nightcap 4-2 behind strong performances from Tyler Megill and Jeff McNeil. Megill began his fourth career start with a strikeout of Kevin Newman. He followed that up with a three-pitch K of Ke’Bryan Hayes and pop out...
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Entering their league-leading 10 doubleheader on Saturday, the Mets were among the best in the majors both in first games of twin bills and contests in which they scored first. Neither would end up mattering however, as the Pirates came from behind to down the Mets 6-2 in the first of two seven-inning games at Citi Field. Tyler Anderson pitched well through five innings for Pittsburgh and added...
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