For the majority of Friday night, the Mets looked in control over the Dodgers. They had put up four runs against offseason villain Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Sean Manaea, who characteristically struggled against the Dodgers, held the potent lineup to two runs over five innings. The Mets were cruising. And even though the lead was only 4-2, the offense in every inning except the first and fifth had...
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The Mets have come a long way since their 0-5 start to the season. They’ve won eight of their last 11 games, beating scorching-hot teams in the Reds, Braves, Royals, and Pirates. The 6-3 win against the Pirates came on Monday night, with the Mets coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the sixth and delivering a knockout punch in the eighth inning. The knockout punch in the eighth...
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It seems like a decade since the Mets were 0-5. The team couldn’t buy a win, losing in every way imaginable, even prompting broadcaster Gary Cohen to say the term “rock bottom” in April. Now, the team is alive and well. The Mets are 7-3 since their dreadful start, taking series from the Reds, Braves, and Royals, and on Monday night won their eighth win in eleven tries. A...
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After a slow first week of the season, Brandon Nimmo found his swing on Monday in Atlanta. The breaking-out party started in the first at-bat of the game. In classic fashion, Nimmo worked a 3-1 count against Charlie Morton, then lined a fastball into left field for a single. It was a great sign from Nimmo, who came into Monday’s matchup batting .103. The single, however, was only a...
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José Quintana took the mound for the sixth inning on Friday, holding on to a 1-1 lead with the Reds in the seventh game of the Mets 2024 season. The lefty had escaped a jam in the fifth with the help of third baseman Brett Baty, and started the sixth strong by striking out Stuart Fairchild and inducing a ground out from Elly De La Cruz. Unfortunately, Quintana was unable to complete the sixth,...
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