Juan Soto hasn’t homered in two weeks. After winning National League Player of the Month in March/April, Pete Alonso is slashing .221/.265/.364 in May. Brandon Nimmo is in an 0-for-16 funk. The Mets (30-20) return to Citi Field on Friday night to start a nine-game homestand with the Los Angeles Dodgers while coming off a 2-4 road trip. Add in getting shutout by the Pittsburgh Pirates in...
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In what may turn out to be Tylor Megill’s last big-league start for a while, he struck out 10 to help the Mets to a 5-1 victory Wednesday in Boston. He was as good as ever for four scoreless frames, highlighted by striking out the heart of the Red Sox order (Alex Bregman, Wilyer Abreu and Kristian Campbell) in the fourth inning. The fifth inning was a bumpy ride, with a couple of infield...
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There have been 212 home runs hit in the last seven days across Major League Baseball. None by the Mets. The last Met to go deep was Brett Baty, who homered in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates on May 13. Francisco Lindor hasn’t homered since May 11. Juan Soto’s last blast was on May 9 and Pete Alonso hasn’t homered in 13 straight games, the third-longest homerless stretch of his...
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The bats stayed cold in Boston Tuesday night, the Mets dropped their third game in a row for the first time this year and owner Steve Cohen was moved to tweet: “Welcome to the ups and downs of a baseball season. This too will pass. LGM.” New York (29-20) was held to four hits in the 2-0 loss in front of 33,208 at Fenway Park, left seven men on base and went 0-for-7 with runners in...
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Jonah Tong wasn’t perfect, but he was fantastic once again on Saturday. Making his first start since he struck out 13 in a combined perfect game, the 21-year-old Canadian threw six scoreless innings, struck out eight and lowered his ERA to 2.12 in leading Double-A Binghamton to a 12-0 victory over Hartford. Meanwhile, the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones won their fifth straight game behind...
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