In what could be his final week as a Met, Mark Vientos may have given David Stearns more to think about. He also may have upped his trade value. Vientos broke a 1-1 tie with an opposite-field grand slam Monday off Padres starter and fellow trade rumor subject Dylan Cease. The Mets failed to hold the lead, however, suffering a 7-6 walk-off loss when Elias Díaz singled in the winning run off...
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Make time to binge-watch the Benge highlight reel. Carson Benge homered in the first inning, hit another in the second, singled in a run in the third, and (my personal favorite), cut down a runner at home from center field. The first round pick in last year’s draft helped Double-A Binghamton eke out a 17-3 win over Reading. Benge went 4-for-6 with a walk, three RBIs and four runs scored....
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Drew Gilbert homered twice, doubled, and drove in four runs to lead Triple-A Syracuse to an 8-2 victory Friday over Omaha. The 24-year-old center fielder’s big night came two days after he went 4-for-5 with a double. He’s raised his OPS 127 points since June 22. The Mets traded a pair of minor league right-handed pitchers to the Orioles Friday for lefty reliever Gregory Soto....
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Last week, they went to the All-Star Game together. In the third inning on Wednesday, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso broke out of slumps together. (At least for a day.) Lindor was in a career-worst, 0-for-31 drought when he singled in a run to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Alonso, in a 2-for-34 skid that dated to July 10, belted a 439-foot, three-run homer. They both finished...
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One out away from sealing a 3-2 victory, Ryne Stanek allowed a single to Nolan Schanuel to put runners on first and second, setting up a confrontation he would have liked to avoid. The stage was set for Mike Trout, who isn’t the player that won three MVPs anymore, but remains a threat. With runners in scoring position and two out, he entered Tuesday 10-f0r-17 this season. Maybe more on...
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