After dropping their first two games in San Diego, the Mets really needed their ace to be a stopper for them Saturday night. Thankfully their ace is Jacob deGrom, so naturally that’s exactly what he did. Behind deGrom, and infinitely more offense than Friday’s shutout, the Mets returned the favor, downing the Padres 4-0 and giving themselves at least a shot at a series split. DeGrom was...
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I said a week ago that, because of injuries, the Mets had left the door open for any of the teams in the division to get hot and supplant them in first place. Against all odds though, it’s been the Mets that have caught fire, winners of five of their last six. They’re pitching at an elite level, they’re starting to hit better and scariest of all, they’re only just beginning to get healthy. The...
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Not only have the Mets survived their unbelievably bad injury luck – enough so that everyday players are starting to trickle back – they’ve somehow done enough to pull away in the division. The 3.5-game gap between them and the Braves – one made a game wider by the Mets’ 13-2 drubbing of Atlanta Saturday night – is tied for the largest such lead in baseball. Rain postponed two of the three games...
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On a night when Taijuan Walker made his return off the Injured List – and was stellar – it was the New York bats that ended up the story when all was said and done. The Mets routed the Braves 13-2 Saturday night at Citi Field, making it four straight for the suddenly super subs. The offensive output was the highest of the season in both runs scored and homers hit, with five balls clearing the...
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It’s no surprise at this point, but over the last week only two of the five teams in the NL East are in the same position they were seven days ago. The Mets in first and the Nationals in last bookend an ever-revolving middle three teams. The Phillies have been more Mr. Hyde than Dr. Jekyll lately, falling from second to fourth place, but have the same amount of wins as the two teams ahead of...
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