Good morning, Mets fans! Nice day to go playoff pumpkin picking. Just make it home in time for the game. Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo hit back-to-back RBI singles to highlight a five-run, eighth inning outburst and the Mets took Game 1 of the National League Division Series 6-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Kodai Senga tossed two innings in his first action since July 26, struck out three...
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Add Philadelphia to the list of cities on the New York Mets October road victory tour. (Stops on the West Coast and elsewhere, TBD.) New York exploded for five runs in the eighth inning and beat the Phillies 6-2 to take the opener of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park Saturday in the first-ever playoff meeting between the long-time rivals. The winning rally started with...
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It seems jarring to be playing the Phillies in the National League Division Series less than a week after wondering whether the Diamondbacks lost. How was that just last Sunday?! The Mets were two outs away from being forced to win Game 162 to make the playoffs when Francisco Lindor hit one of the biggest regular season home runs in Mets history. And then New York was two outs from elimination...
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After a thrilling Wild Card series victory, the New York Mets get Friday off before Game 1 of the NLDS, then head to Philadelphia Saturday to face Phillies ace Zack Wheeler, who hasn’t pitched since last Saturday. Game 1 will air on FOX and the first pitch is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. ET. The Mets have yet to announce a starter. Possible candidates include David Peterson and Tylor Megill....
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The Mets never stayed on the mat for long this season. They were walked off in Tampa in a game that they were one strike away from winning on May 5. New York won the next day. Walked-off in Miami later that month after Edwin Díaz’s worst performance of the year. Won the next one. Walked off in Philadelphia in September. Won the next four. After three straight losses put the season on the...
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