New York and Chicago have taken different routes to the top of their divisions: the Mets entered Friday second in MLB in runs allowed while the Cubs led the majors in runs scored. Francisco Lindor, Brett Baty, Jeff McNeil and Juan Soto each hit solo homers, Clay Holmes was sharp and the Mets won 7-2 Friday night to open a six-game homestand and improve to 14-3 at Citi Field. Great pitching...
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Ryan Clifford homered for the second-straight game, A.J. Ewing’s batting average across two levels is .364 after three more hits on Thursday, and the Florida Complex League Mets earned their first victory of the season. The Mets’ affiliates won two, lost two and had one game suspended in the ninth inning due to rain. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (16-20) 1, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (23-13)...
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It’s been an uneven season for Brandon Sproat, but hopefully he’s on the right track for good after throwing five innings of one-run ball Wednesday in a 6-5 victory for Triple-A Syracuse. Sproat, 24, was one of three players in the Mets organization listed in Baseball America’s updated top 100 prospects list on Wednesday, but he came in at No. 99, down 38 spots from where the...
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Starling Marte came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning Tuesday, the Mets up 1-0, with a chance to add to the lead against a starting pitcher who appeared to be on the ropes. Arizona’s Zac Gallen had given up a hit in the inning and walked three straight batters – Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso – the last free pass forced in a run. Marte never...
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While the Mets have cooled off a bit on this road trip, Francisco Alvarez has been heating up. The 23-year-old catcher is 7-for-14 with two walks and four RBIs in the four games he started in St. Louis and Arizona. In the 5-1 loss to Arizona on Tuesday in front of 24,353 at Chase Field, he singled to right in the second inning, which led to the Mets’ only run. He went 2-for-3, accounting...
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