Author: David Melendi

Morning Briefing: Mets Top MLB in Payroll for Fourth Straight Year

Good morning, Mets fans! McLean deserved better. Nolan McLean was excellent, but the bullpen was not. McLean struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings and exited with a 1-0 lead, but Luke Weaver couldn’t hold it and Luis García didn’t have it. The Mets (7-6) dropped the rubber game to Arizona, 7-1. Read Michael Simon’s a full recap here. Jeff McNeil, the 2022 batting champ, the...

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Tong, Wenninger Post Strong Outings for Syracuse

Sometimes you are the broom and sometimes you get the broom. Triple-A Syracuse was swept by Buffalo in a doubleheader. Double-A Binghamton beat Somerset twice, capping it off with a walk-off homer in the second game. High-A Brooklyn remains winless and Low-A St. Lucie (they were rained out) will have a chance to get out the brooms on Saturday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (5-5) 0, Buffalo Bisons (4-6)...

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Peterson Hit Hard, Mets Win Streak Ends at Four

David Peterson was roughed up for the second straight start and the Mets lost 7-2 to the Diamondbacks at Citi Field Wednesday, ending a four-game winning streak. Arizona (6-6) scored once in the first inning and a regrettable walk loaded the bases to set the stage for a four-run rally in the second. Peterson issued a five-pitch free pass to No. 9 hitter Jorge Barrosa, who entered the game with a...

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Weaver, Williams a Winning Combo

Devin Williams has thrown five scoreless innings, struck out seven and picked up two saves. Luke Weaver has also tossed five scoreless, fanned three and earned the win on Tuesday after stranding the ghost runner in the 10th inning and setting the stage for Ronny Mauricio’s walk-off hit. “They are used to pitching in high-leverage situations,” Carlos Mendoza said after the 4-3...

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Down in the Count, Mauricio Comes Up Big

Ronny Mauricio went 1-for-27 last season hitting in an 0-2 count. This year he is 1-for-1. In his first at-bat of the season, Mauricio lined Paul Sewald’s 90 mph fastball over Corbin Carroll’s head in right field to bring home Francisco Lindor with the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday in front of 34,753 chilly die-hards who braved 17 mph winds on a...

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