Author: Ben Reimer

Morning Briefing: Chris Taylor Powers Dodgers Over Cardinals

Good morning, Mets fans! Last night’s NL Wild Card game featured a pitchers duel between Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals and Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Due to high pitch counts, Scherzer and Wainwright were both removed from the game somewhat early after allowing an earned run, as Wainwright threw 5.1 innings compared to Scherzer’s 4.1 innings pitched. Going...

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Morning Briefing: AL Wild Card Race Heating Up

Good morning, Mets fans! The AL Wild Card race is heating up, as the Yankees (90-68), Red Sox (89-69), Mariners (88-70), and Blue Jays (88-70) are battling for their chance to play in the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday, October 5.  Also, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 last night, establishing a commanding 4.5 game lead over the Phillies. The Braves can clinch the...

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Mets Minors Recap: Noah Syndergaard Pitches Another Scoreless Inning

AAA – Game 1: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (70-50) 4, Syracuse Mets (48-71) 0 BOX SCORE Cheslor Cuthbert – 2B: 1-2.    .231/.336/.477 Drew Jackson – CF: 1-2.     .270/.414/.456 The Mets had a quiet offensive night in the first game, scoring no runs on four singles and no extra-base hits or walks. In addition to Cuthbert and Jackson, Brandon Drury and David Rodríguez also...

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Morning Briefing: Red Sox Sink Mets’ Already Grim Playoff Chances

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox by a score of 12-3 Wednesday night. Taijuan Walker had a rough outing, allowing six earned runs in the first two innings before being relieved by Trevor Williams. This loss caps off a two-game mini sweep for the Red Sox and pushes New York’s playoff hopes closer to impossibility. Nate Mendelson of Metsmerized offers a more...

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Mets Minors Recap: Francisco Álvarez Cranks 24th Home Run

AAA – Worcester Red Sox (66-51) 4, Syracuse Mets (46-69) 0 BOX SCORE Khalil Lee – RF: 2-3, BB, 2B.   .269/.450/.488 Wilfredo Tovar – SS: 2-4.   .291/.377/.406 The Syracuse Mets were shutout on Saturday night, even though the team had 11 base-runners on seven hits and four walks. Khalil Lee was on-base three times with a double, a single and a walk. Wilfredo Tovar also had a couple of...

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