It tells you how far the expectations have fallen for Kodai Senga that Tuesday’s night’s performance in the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Reds can be looked at as mildly encouraging. He walked the first two batters he faced, then Sal Stewart hit an 88 mph sinker 410 feet to left field to give the Reds (35-37) a 3-0 lead. Three batters later in the first, Spencer Steer hit a 95 mph...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Now would be a good time for the Mets to get hot. A.J. Ewing connected for three hits, including his second homer, to raise his slash line to .267/.339/.381 as the last-place Mets took two of three from the first-place Braves with an 8-1 victory Sunday in front of 40,106 at Citi Field. Carson Benge, Bo Bichette, Juan Soto and Brett Baty each had two hits and Freddy...
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Daviel Hurtado threw five scoreless innings Friday in High-A Brooklyn’s 13-4 rout of Frederick. The 21-year-old Cuban lefty has allowed one earned run in 18 innings with the Cyclones. He has struck out 28 and walked four in 27 innings combined at Brooklyn and St. Lucie. The Mets signed Hurtado to a $640,000 bonus in international free agency in January 2023. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (34-33)...
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The Mets have been treading water since dropping 12 in a row in April, but these last couple of games vs. the Cardinals they look like a sinking ship. David Peterson coughed up a three-run homer and a two-run homer as St. Louis built a 7-0 lead en route to an 9-2 drubbing of New York (29-38) Wednesday at Citi Field. The Cardinals (37-28) have beat the Mets four out of five this season,...
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Freddy Peralta came to the Mets coming off the best season of his career, but over his 13 starts entering Tuesday he had not been close to the pitcher who went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA and placed fifth in Cy Young voting. But at 4-4 with a 3.63 ERA his numbers had been in line with his performances the two years prior. In 2024, he was 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA and in 2023 he went 12-10 with a 3.86 ERA....
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