Author: Anthony E. Parelli

Don’t look now, but here come the Nationals. Within the last couple weeks, Washington has climbed its way out of the basement and into second place. The trio of Trae Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto are propelling the Nats offensively, and they’re finding a way to get it done on the mound mostly without the services of Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. The continued struggles of the rest...

Once again, the Replace-Mets got the job done for the boys in blue and orange. Now though, it’s pitchers – namely Tylor Megill and Corey Oswalt – instead of position players that are forced to make things work in Queens. That duo, paired with an offense that scored more runs Wednesday night than the last four games combined, salvaged the series with a 7-3 win over the Braves at Citi Field....

What a strange week it was in Met Land. After taking three of four from the Cubs – making it five-of-seven against Chicago and San Diego in back-to-back series – the Mets couldn’t solve the Washington pitching staff in four games over the weekend – losing three of four. Even with manager Luis Rojas implementing heavy right-handed lineups, the Mets couldn’t do much against Nats lefties Jon Lester...

Well, it wasn’t the third shutout in the last four games for the flailing Met offense, but New York still struggled to find any answers at the plate. National starter Jon Lester went six-plus strong innings and Washington took the night cap from the Mets, 6-2, to split Saturday’s twin billing. The veteran lefty picked up his first win as a member of the Nationals and didn’t allow a run until...

Despite the struggles of 80 percent of the division, the middle of June is still too early to say the Mets are running away with the NL East, but we’re certainly getting closer to that point. New York continues to thrive behind one of the best starting rotations in baseball, reaching their high-water mark at nine games over .500 with a 3-2 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Meanwhile, no one else in...