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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Statistics after a dozen games can be a sign or they can be misleading, but here’s a few: The Mets lead MLB in team earned run average at 2.10. The starters have the best ERA at 2.43. The starter with the lowest ERA on the Mets is Tylor Megill at 0.63. It’s been three starts and 14.1 innings of work, but his ERA is second in the National League (Spencer Schwellenbach is first at...
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Before the National League Championship Series last October, manager Carlos Mendoza said navigating the Dodger lineup was a “pick your poison kind of thing.” So, Mendoza could empathize with Marlins rookie manager Clayton McCullough in the sixth inning Tuesday when he had to decide what to do with Juan Soto coming up, runners on first and third, and Pete Alonso on deck. McCullough...
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Exceptional pitching in Brooklyn helped complete a three-game sweep. The Syracuse Mets dropped four games out of a six-game home set with Scranton/Wilkes Barre that concluded Sunday, and St. Lucie lost two of three over its opening weekend. However, Matt Allan’s resurgence was the talk of the town. Double-A Binghamton was rained out Sunday after splitting its first two games. Triple-A...
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The top of the order lived up to the preseason hype Friday at the Citi Field opener. (Recall that Francisco Alvarez said in spring training that the Mets had the best lineup in baseball.) It didn’t take long, with Francisco Lindor leading off the home first with a double (aided by a nifty slide around the tag attempt). And then Pete Alonso struck an opposite-field home run in his first...
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