Author: David Melendi

Morning Briefing: Mets Limp Home After Weekend Walk-Offs

Good morning, Mets fans! The Rumble Ponies are rolling. The White Sox beat the Mets with a game-ending homer for the second time in three days Sunday when Tristan Peters connected off of Kodai Senga (0-9) for a 2-1 win. The 406-foot shot to center caught a piece of A.J. Ewing’s glove as he leapt at the wall. Senga was pitching on back-to-back days for the first time in his career. The Mets...

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Luis Robert Jr. Stacking Strong Performances

The boos grew louder as Luis Robert Jr. circled the bases at Rate Field after he gave the New York Mets a 4-1 lead Saturday with a two-run shot in the third inning. He paid them no mind. “(Friday), I felt a little weird hearing them,” he said through a Spanish interpreter after the Mets (59-71) beat the White Sox 10-5. “I felt it to be a little bit strange, but today, it was...

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Mets Minors Recap: Tong Continues To Improve

Jonah Tong threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out three in Triple-A Syracuse’s 3-0 victory Saturday over Worcester. This came one night after Jack Wenninger threw five no-hit innings. It’s been a rough year for the organization’s top pitching prospect. Tong has served up 22 home runs (second-most in Triple-A) a year after giving up just two in the minors. But he’s...

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Mets Minors Recap: Wenninger Hurls Five No-Hit Innings

It’s been an up-and-down year for Jack Wenninger, the 24-year-old who MMO’s Mike Mayer ranked the organization’s No. 8 prospect in an update last week. On Friday night, he was at his best. The right-hander threw five innings of scoreless, no-hit ball and struck out six in Triple-A Syracuse’s 4-3 victory over Worcester. He allowed two walks and hit a batter. Triple-A...

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Mets Blow Lead, Fall to White Sox on Walk-Off Homer

Oh, those home run balls. The bullpen has been excellent since the trade deadline, but the White Sox got to it Friday when Jake Rogers hit a two-out, two-run walk-off home run off of Jefry Yan for a 6-4 victory at Rate Field. The Mets (58-71) led 4-0 through five innings and Sean Manaea was rolling, but Chicago (67-61) got to him in the sixth. He coughed up back-to-back-to-back homers to Miguel...

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