The Mets’ starting pitching troubles have been well-documented to start the season. The Mets entered Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds with a 17-19 record, largely due to the rotation’s collective lackluster performance over the season’s first five and a half weeks. Needing something to turn their season around, Justin Verlander gave the Mets seven brilliant...
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The Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park behind a dominant outing from Justin Verlander. The regining AL Cy Young winner pitched seven innings allowing just one run, and Pete Alonso homered for the second consecutive game. The Mets’ first-inning woes continued on Wednesday night. After Hunter Greene struck out the side in order in the top of...
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The Mets came into 2023 expected to have one of the top starting rotations in all of baseball with the additions of Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga and José Quintana. For a number of reasons, the Mets’ rotation has not been able to live up to the hype through the season’s first month. Verlander and Quintana have not pitched yet due to injuries. Max Scherzer and Carlos Carrasco have...
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The Mets took on the Detroit Tigers in the second game of their doubleheader at Comerica Park on Wednesday night as Max Scherzer made his return from his 10-game suspension. After only pitching three innings over the last three weeks, Scherzer had no command and gave up six runs in 3 1/3 innings. The Mets lost 8-1, and were swept in the doubleheader to fall to 16-15. In his first outing since...
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After a strong West Coast trip where they went 7-3, the New York Mets have fallen flat in their first two games against the Nationals. The Mets were shut out Tuesday, and they followed that performance with just one run on Wednesday. The long West Coast trip could possibly be a factor. It also didn’t help that the Nationals’ first two starters in this series were once ranked among...
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