Nolan McLean’s career is off to an extraordinary start. Through 14 starts, he has accomplished quite a bit. That continued on Sunday, as McLean reached 100 career strikeouts during his outing against the Rockies. While the start of this season has been difficult from a team perspective, their young ace has maintained the level he showed at the end of last season. Through three innings...
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The New York Mets (9-16) have won a series! Yes, as hard as that may seem to believe, it’s true. It wasn’t pretty, but the Mets took two of three from the Minnesota Twins, capped off by a three-run, bases-clearing double from Bo Bichette that helped them get over the hump on Thursday. They will look to continue their winning run against the Colorado Rockies (10-16), who recently took...
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David Peterson has had a difficult start to the season. Opposing teams have done quite a bit of damage against a majority of his pitches. So, the Mets decided to try something different. Start the game with an opener before going to Peterson. While Sunday’s game against the Cubs didn’t result in a win, largely due to their offense, that pitching plan certainly worked. Tobias...
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Could it get any worse? I sure hope not. The New York Mets (7-12) are in the midst of an eight-game losing streak. After being swept by the Athletics at home, the Mets were outmatched by the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week. Their lineup scored a total of three runs over the three games, which looks very thin without Juan Soto. Through 19 games, the Mets are averaging 3.42 runs per game,...
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The Mets had a rough weekend across the board, capped off by a 1-0 loss against the Athletics on Sunday. It’s difficult to point out any positives, especially after losing the final five games of the homestand. That said, Sean Manaea had his best performance of the season out of the bullpen in the series finale against his former team. He was sharp, throwing three perfect innings with four...
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