The Mets took on the Phillies on Wednesday night at Citi Field in the second game of their three-game series. Carlos Carrasco, coming off his best start of the season in Chicago in his last outing, threw six quality innings, and Mark Canha drove in all four runs as the Mets and defeated the Phillies 4-1 and continued their dominance over Aaron Nola over the last two seasons. The Phillies got the...
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The Mets and Cubs wrapped up their three-game series at Wrigley Field on Thursday night with the Mets taking a convincing 10-1 win behind a terrific outing from Carlos Carrasco. The Mets put up their second-highest run total of the season behind big games from Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso, and five Mets finished with multi-hit games. The Mets scored first in the top of the first inning. Brandon...
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Francisco Álvarez did not have the start to the season that many were expecting in 2023. He hit just .107 in spring training and started the season at Triple-A Syracuse before an injury to Omar Narváez led to his promotion. After struggling in April, Álvarez has taken off and shown why he was one of baseball’s top prospects. Since the start of May, Álvarez has looked like an entirely...
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Trailing the Rays 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh, the Mets’ offense again struggled to show signs of life. They had hit just four singles on the night and had eight outs left to mount a comeback against the best team in baseball. Then Mark Vientos stepped up to the plate. With a runner on first base, Vientos hit a game-tying, two-run home run to tie the game. Two innings later, the Mets...
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After dropping the series opener 8-5 to the Rays on Tuesday night, the Mets called up Mark Vientos from Triple-A Syracuse to make his 2023 debut on Wednesday night. Kodai Senga threw six brilliant innings, while Vientos and fellow rookie Francisco Álvarez hit game-tying home runs in the seventh and ninth innings, and Pete Alonso blasted a walk-off three-run home run in the home run in the tenth...
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