Good morning, Mets fans! Happy 21st birthday to my daughter Veronica! Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, but the Mets scored just one run on three hits the rest of the way and fell 6-3 to the Astros on Sunday in front of 25,227 at Citi Field. The Mets (61-76) have lost the rubber game in three consecutive series. Zac Thornton allowed two runs on six hits...
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First baseman Billy Amick’s two-run single in Triple-A Syracuse’s 6-4 loss to Lehigh Valley on Friday gave him 101 RBIs for the season combined between Triple-A and Double-A Binghamton and Knoxville. The 23-year-old, acquired along with infielder Bruin Agbayani in a trade with the Twins for A.J. Minter, is 6-for-30 with three homers since his promotion to Syracuse. Amick, who came in...
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It’s time for Marcus Semien, Luis Robert Jr. and Robert Stock to become cheerleaders. With an eye toward 2027, the Mets should make changes to the starting lineup and the rotation next month. Teams can expand rosters to 28 on Sept. 1, with a cap of 14 pitchers. Who should get called up and how should the playing time shake out? Here’s a plan. Position Players Ronny Mauricio, 25, has...
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The Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball (82-51) and the fewest home runs (121). If you are wondering how, the second inning at Citi Field Wednesday provided an example. Six consecutive singles off Robert Stock (0-3) plated four runs. Brice Turang went off the script in the fourth with a three-run homer, and Milwaukee cruised to an 8-1 victory over the Mets (60-73), who looked the...
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He tied the game with a homer in the fifth inning, saved it with a backhanded diving catch to end the top of the ninth with the bases loaded and scored the winning run in the 10th. Francisco Lindor screamed on the field after he made the grab that brought the roaring approval of 28,942 at Citi Field on Tuesday. “I’d much rather do that than hit, to be quite honest, so I loved...
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