New York had no luck with Aaron Nola. The Mets offense mustered just four hits Tuesday in a 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies (30-13) at Citi Field. The Mets didn’t get a hit off Nola (5-2) until Tyrone Taylor singled leading off the sixth inning. They didn’t get a runner to second base until pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil doubled in the ninth inning. New York (19-22) has lost four out...
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A sizable track record of avoiding the long ball during a long career ended in short order. Jose Quintana had started his career going 1,837 consecutive innings without allowing three home runs in one frame, per the SNY broadcast. That streak ended Friday as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson took him deep in the third inning and the Atlanta Braves (23-12) beat the Mets, 4-1, at Citi...
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Updated Post — May 11, 2024, 14:55 p.m. Brooks Raley told the media that he was potentially dealing with UCL damage and bone spurs, but also add he “didn’t know the details.” He is going to see Dr. Keith Meister, an orthopedic surgeon out of Texas, on Tuesday to get another opinion. Carlos Mendoza informed the media that Kodai Senga has stopped facing hitters. He is still...
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The Mets had three hits through four innings. But they recorded six consecutive hits to start a momentum-turning fifth — single, single, home run, double, single, double — to erase a 3-0 deficit and defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday, evening their record at 18-18. Jeff McNeil had two hits in the inning. They scored six runs in the frame, the most the Mets have scored in any inning...
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Fall down seven times, stand up eight. That’s a Japanese proverb. The Mets got to Aaron Civale for seven runs. Jose Quintana gave up eight. That’s not a baseball proverb (or a winning formula.) Quintana had his worst outing of the season – giving up eight earned runs on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings – as the Mets dropped the opener of their six-game road trip to Tampa Bay 10-8...
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