Friday was good for most Mets and their minor league clubs. Top pitching prospect Brandon Sproat tossed six shutout innings to lead Syracuse to a 3-0 victory over Buffalo Friday in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Zach Thornton fired six shutout innings of one-hit ball for Brooklyn in a 5-0 win over Aberdeen. The feel-good comeback story of Matt Allan hit a bump in the road. He gave up his first runs...
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Francisco Lindor brought some of his playoff magic to April, launching a walk-off home run into the upper deck to give the Mets a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Friday night that sent Citi Field into a frenzy. It was the first walk-off homer as a Met for Lindor and the 250th home run of his career. He was doused with water by his teammates as he crossed the plate. The Cardinals tied...
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Juan Soto entered Monday hitting .250 (13-for-52) in his first 15 games as a Met. He’d gone 13 games without a home run and five without an RBI. He looked cold sporting a hoodie in the Minnesota outfield. By Soto standards, this could qualify as a slump, though a bit of research by MMO’s Patrick Glynn shows that his 11-game stretch entering Monday with an OPS of .683 wouldn’t...
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Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez were at the top of the order Friday for St. Lucie. The two were rehabbing along with Drew Gilbert, who homered for a second consecutive night. Top prospect Jett Williams hit a three-run homer for Binghamton, which had to feel good after he went homerless in 148 plate appearances across three levels last season. The 2022 first-round pick missed a big chunk of...
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The winning formula for the Mets so far this year has been excellent pitching and just enough hitting. New York entered Friday with a 2.10 team ERA and a .210 team batting average. (How is that for symmetry?!) For one game at least, the Mets tossed aside the script. Pete Alonso stayed hot with another homer and a double as he now has 18 RBIs in 13 games, and the Mets (9-4) beat the Athletics...
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