After taking a 14-2 thrashing the night before by the Pittsburgh Pirates and in the middle of a 3-game losing streak, a streak that also saw them blow a 5-0 lead and get 1-hit by the Washington Nationals, the New York Mets were eager to get a win. In addition, the Mets welcomed back Edwin Díaz after he served a 10-game suspension. It wasn’t pretty, as the Mets made their fair share of...
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Heading into the 2024 season, the New York Mets were counting on Kodai Senga to follow up his strong rookie season and be the ace of the staff. However, things took a turn at the beginning of Spring Training as Senga suffered a right posterior capsule strain in his shoulder that has kept him out of action. On Thursday, Senga returned to a pitching mound for the first time this season and faced...
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The New York Mets are in the middle of a crucial eight-game road trip and are in dire of good pitching from the bullpen. First, the Mets called rookie Christian Scott back up, and he will start on Wednesday in place of Tylor Megill. On Tuesday, the Mets made another move. New York announced they have recalled José Buttó. Tyler Jay has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. During Monday’s 9-7...
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The May New York Mets have returned. For all of their recent success and great month, their lack of pitching has been overlooked. That was true even before the Edwin Díaz suspension. On Saturday against the Houston Astros, the pitching, and, in this case, lack of Díaz, caught up to them in a 9-6 loss. New York led this game 6-1. Tylor Megill, once again, struggled and labored through 5 1/3...
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Throughout this stretch that the New York Mets have been on, the team has been led by their offense. The starting pitching, meanwhile, has quietly lagged behind for the most part and has failed to contribute in regard to innings. The innings struggle continued in an 8-1 blowout loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Mets’ starters this season have been getting roughed up early and often....
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