Paul Blackburn gave up a lead-off home run in the first. Things only got worse from there. The San Diego Padres scored three times in the second and Blackburn took a line drive off the right hand in the third, which knocked him out of the Mets’ 7-0 loss at Petco Park Friday night. New York managed just two hits compared to the Padres’ 16. Meanwhile in Atlanta, the Braves beat the...
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Before Jesse Winker stole the show with his walk-off home run, Sean Manaea put on a performance that brought the 32,871 at Citi Field to their feet as well. The first-year Met retired the first 17 batters he faced before hitting Jackson Holliday and giving up a two-run homer to Austin Slater, losing his perfect game and shutout in a span of two batters. “It’s hard not to think about...
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Alex Rodriguez did it twice. Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., and Ernie Banks never did it. With his home run Wednesday, Francisco Lindor became the first shortstop in MLB history to have three seasons of 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases. (Bobby Witt Jr. might join him next season.) And he’s not satisfied. “It brings a smile to my face because it would be a dream,” he told ESPN,...
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Earl Weaver, the late Baltimore Orioles legendary manager, is credited with saying momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher. Coming off the Francisco Alvarez walk-off home run, the Mets had momentum entering Tuesday night. A poor start from Jose Quintana proved Weaver right again. Quintana was rocked for seven earned runs in five innings—he gave up a pair of home runs, a triple and two...
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Sitting two games back of the final Wild Card spot entering Friday, the Mets’ three-game series at Citi Field with the last-place Miami Marlins looked like the calm before the storm. After this weekend, New York gets three more at home with the Baltimore Orioles before heading west to play seven games against two of the hottest teams in baseball: the San Diego Padres and Arizona...
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