Whatever premonition it was that led Luis Rojas to move the struggling Dominic Smith into the three-hole Monday night, the Mets’ manager should listen to it more. Mired in an 0-for-20 slump, Smith had his best game in weeks, finishing the day 2-3 with a walk, two runs scored and a fifth-inning solo home run to dead center. The left fielder was instrumental in Monday’s 5-2 win over the Cubs, the...
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While the week was bookended with blowout losses, the Mets – behind stud starters Taijuan Walker, Jacob deGrom and Marcus Stroman – took three of the five total games they played. The rotation’s Big 3 combined to pitch 19.1 innings, allowed two runs and struck out 27. It’s must-watch baseball whenever any of those guys take the hill at this point and they seemingly only build on each other’s...
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With 25 thousand fans at Citi Field, The 7 Line Army in full force and Marcus Stroman on the hill, Saturday was the perfect opportunity to make a statement and take the season series from the dynamic Padres. That’s exactly what they did, to the tune of 4-1, behind Stroman’s 6.1 inning, one run, eight strikeout performance. His ERA on the season is a sparkling 2.33. After Tommy Pham greeted...
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It’s one-third of the way through June and it seems like it’s finally time to definitively admit something: The NL East is bad. There’s one team above .500 – the Mets – one team with a plus run differential – also the Mets – and one team that’s won more games than they’ve lost over their last 10 – yes, it’s the Mets. The standings have pretty much solidified themselves over the last couple...
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In recent years, the month of June has been nightmarish for the Mets, so getting off to a good start in 2021 was paramount. Yes, through a week they’re just at .500, but they played all six games on the road – four against arguably the best team in the National League – and came out the other side just fine. Losing in extras to the Diamondbacks was frustrating on Tuesday and David Peterson’s...
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