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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Saturday’s game against the Athletics immediately trended in the right direction when the Mets’ handed Jacob deGrom a three-run lead before he threw a pitch. The Mets’ ace had the perfect conditions to dominate, facing the worst team in MLB while pitching in daylight. Things, however, did not work out that way for deGrom, as he was ambushed by the Athletics and allowed four...
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The New York Mets (96-56) defeated the Oakland Athletics (55-96) on Friday night in their first game in Oakland since 2014. Chris Bassitt was masterful in his first start against his former team, allowing two earned runs over eight innings pitched. The Mets’ offense, meanwhile, dominated the Athletics, who came into tonight’s game with the second worst team ERA in the American...
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Starling Marte (fractured right middle finger) is optimistic that he can return in time for the Braves series next weekend and hopes to start hitting and throwing today, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. The Mets have been without Marte since September 6 due to the right fielder fracturing his right middle finger after being struck by a pitch. Since the injury, the Mets have had a rotating door...
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The New York Mets (91-55) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-90) for a second consecutive night at Citi Field. The Mets got great pitching from the combo of Taijuan Walker and Edwin Díaz. Friday night’s game started as a pitchers duel between Walker and Mitch Keller. Walker breezed through the first three innings and did not allow a base runner until Rodolfo Castro singled with two outs...
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