Early in the season, it seemed that Jeff McNeil had fallen out of the race for the National League batting title. McNeil had a batting average of .208 in July and saw his season average fall from .319 to .294. The Mets second baseman/outfielder persevered the rest of the season and batted .370 from August 1 to October 2 to raise his batting average to an MLB-leading .326. With a slim margin over...
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The New York Mets (99-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (55-105) in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader 4-2. Brandon Nimmo led the Mets’ offense and drove in three of the Mets’ four runs. Jeff McNeil also went 2-for-3 at the plate to raise his MLB-leading batting average to .328. McNeil has six multiple-hit games this season and is two behind Steve Henderson for the Mets...
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The calendar flipped over to October on Saturday and saw the Mets and Braves playing meaningful baseball. Before the start of the game, both teams had identical records and were fighting for the National League East title. The only division in baseball without a champion. While Saturday’s affair was another regular season matchup between the Mets and Braves, the game had playoff...
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The Atlanta Braves (98-59) defeated the New York Mets (98-59) by the score of 5-2 to open the series on Friday. It was a premier pitching match-up between Jacob deGrom and Max Fried and both starters were as advertised. Francisco Álvarez also made his debut for the Mets on Friday. The rookie went 0-for-4 in his MLB debut and left six men on base. The Mets put the pressure on the Braves when they...
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With eight games remaining in the regular season and holding on to a one-game lead over Atlanta, the Mets sent Carlos Carrasco to the mound Tuesday night to face a frail Marlins lineup. Carrasco did the Mets no favors and allowed four earned runs in three innings. The Mets played from behind the rest of the night and eventually lost to the fourth-place Marlins by the score of 6-4. The ill...
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