The Mets had three hits through four innings. But they recorded six consecutive hits to start a momentum-turning fifth — single, single, home run, double, single, double — to erase a 3-0 deficit and defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday, evening their record at 18-18. Jeff McNeil had two hits in the inning. They scored six runs in the frame, the most the Mets have scored in any inning...
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Fall down seven times, stand up eight. That’s a Japanese proverb. The Mets got to Aaron Civale for seven runs. Jose Quintana gave up eight. That’s not a baseball proverb (or a winning formula.) Quintana had his worst outing of the season – giving up eight earned runs on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings – as the Mets dropped the opener of their six-game road trip to Tampa Bay 10-8...
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Struggling starter Adrian Houser, whose ERA sits at 8.16 after six starts, is going to miss his next turn in the rotation, manager Carlos Mendoza said before tonight’s game. “We talked to Houser,” Mendoza said when asked if the team would go to a six-man rotation with Christian Scott getting called up from the minors to start tomorrow. “For this next time through,...
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Low-A St. Lucie Mets outfielder Nick Morabito, who led the Florida State League in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS and hits, was named Player of the Month for April, Minor League Baseball announced today. Morabito slashed .397/.518/.529/1.047 for April across 68 at-bats. He was second in total bases with 36. He had two triples and nine stolen bases. For the season, he has stolen 11...
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Tylor Megill gave up one run on two hits and struck out four in a 51-pitch rehab start that lasted 2 2/3 innings tonight at Double-A Binghamton. He surrendered a home run to Zac Veen of the Hartford Yard Goats, a Colorado Rockies affiliate. He threw 35 strikes, walked none, hit a batter and left with Binghamton trailing, 1-0. “Arm feels good, body feels good,” the right-hander said...
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