The Mets are two wins away from making the playoffs. Those wins need to come in Atlanta. It took a 65-36 run to get to this point. Back in 2022, at an eerily similar point in the season, the Mets went to Atlanta and got swept. That year, the Braves erased a 10.5-game lead to earn the division title. The Mets settled for a Wild Card. The Mets were 22-33 on May 29 – 10 games back of the...
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The Mets took three out of four from the Phillies over the weekend, denying the N.L. East leaders the opportunity to clinch the division. New York roughed up old friend Taijuan Walker, got clutch hits from Francisco Alvarez, Tyrone Taylor and Brandon Nimmo, and 10 key outs from Edwin Díaz. If it was the last four games at Citi Field for Pete Alonso as a Met, at least they were memorable. The...
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The shortest outing of David Peterson’s season came one start after he made his longest as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Mets’ four-game winning streak with a 12-2 victory Friday night before 41,474 fans at Citi Field. Peterson (9-3) went 3 2/3 innings, allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits, and left the game while New York trailed 4-2. Trea Turner greeted reliever...
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Updated Post: Sept. 20 at 4:28 p.m. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Kodai Senga will throw 1 to 2 innings for Syracuse on Saturday. According to The Athletic’s Tim Britton, the Mets are operating under the belief that he will go five days between appearances, meaning he would likely return to the majors for the final regular season series against the Milwaukee Brewers next...
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Mark Vientos has a higher OPS than Manny Machado, more home runs than Matt Chapman and a higher batting average than Nolan Arenado. That’s impressive company for a 24-year-old who began the season at Triple-A Syracuse and has inserted himself into the Silver Slugger conversation as the best offensive third baseman in the National League. The tough part of Vientos’ case, however, is...
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