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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The New York Mets bullpen has taken a hit. After losing a depth piece like Grant Hartwig to knee surgery on Friday, where he will be out 6-8 weeks, the team placed reliever Sean Reid-Foley on the injured list, per The Athletic’s Will Sammon. The Mets later announced that it was a shoulder impingement injury for Reid-Foley. In response, the Mets have recalled reliever Danny Young to take...
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Call it part of the Grimace magic, but the New York Mets finally have a win under their belt wearing the City Connect jerseys. Saturday’s 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres got the Mets a series win and their fourth consecutive victory. After some rough outings, Jose Quintana had a very good day by holding a potent Padres lineup in check. Add J.D. Martinez’s opposite-field power, and...
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Even overseas, the New York Mets are getting a long look at what a good contending team is about. The Philadelphia Phillies continued their dominance of the Mets this season in Game 1 of the MLB London Series as New York lost 7-2 on Saturday. The Mets are now just 1-4 against Philadelphia this season. The Mets were coming off a sweep of the Washington Nationals heading into this series, but the...
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