With just three games remaining in the regular season and the Mets trailing the Braves by 1.5 games, the Mets are all but certain to be playing in the Wild Card round (unless the Mets are able to sweep the Nationals and the Marlins beat the Braves in the next two games). Their path to a World Series is not as clear as it was when a division title looked likely, but with the talent in their...
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The Mets took on the Marlins on Wednesday night at Citi Field looking to salvage the second game of the two-game series. Taijuan Walker took the ball for the Mets looking for his fifth win against Miami on the season. Despite falling behind 4-0, the Mets put together a late comeback behind a huge day from Eduardo Escobar to take the finale from the Marlins 5-4. After a scoreless first inning...
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The Mets looked to put an exclamation mark on their series with the Brewers on Wednesday when they went for the three-game sweep in Milwaukee. Taijuan Walker was sharp through six innings, but Brewers’ offense exploded in the seventh inning to lead Milwaukee to a 6-0 win in the series finale. Brandon Nimmo got the game started with an infield single before stealing his third base of the...
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The Mets went into Wednesday’s series against the Cubs at Citi Field looking to salvage the final game of the series after two straight underwhelming performances. David Peterson took the ball for the Mets and gave up five earned runs while only recording one out as the Cubs took the series finale 6-3. Peterson was given the nod to start after Tuesday night’s game, and it...
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The Mets returned from their six-game road trip on Monday for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. Chris Bassitt, who has been exceptional since the All-Star break, struggled and was pulled after only 3 1/3 innings in a 5-2 loss. The Mets had an opportunity to jump out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning. A single from Francisco Lindor and walks from Jeff...
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