On a rainy day in the nation’s capital, the New York Mets had to piece together a win against the Nationals. After two rain delays, New York’s pitching propelled the Mets to a 2-0 win. The combination of Clay Holmes, Danny Young, Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter, Max Kranick, and Edwin Díaz took them over the finish line on Saturday. Francisco Alvarez, who returned to the lineup on Friday...
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Pitching, good defense, and timely hitting have been the theme for the New York Mets so far this season. In Tuesday’s 5-1 win against the Philadelphia Phillies, New York got just enough out of their starter Griffin Canning, and then their offense finally broke through late to cap off their sixth-straight win. New York has taken the first two of this three-game series against their National...
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Saturday’s 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals by the New York Mets epitomized who the team is at this point. Get enough out of the starting pitching, find a way to muster up runs despite its struggles with runners on base, and let the bullpen finish the game. Kodai Senga had a solid start against a tough Cardinals lineup, and New York got its offense because of its big stars at the...
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It looks like there’s a bug going on in the New York Mets locker room. David Peterson had to leave a start because he wasn’t feeling well. Then Jesse Winker missed a few games due to an illness. Now the illness bug has hit another starting pitcher, Griffin Canning. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced that Canning will miss his scheduled start on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins due...
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It’s early, and it’s only been 14 games, but the New York Mets’ offense has struggled with runners in scoring positions to begin the season, and it showed again in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Athletics. Facing a young pitcher and former Mets’ prospect, J.T. Ginn, the Mets offense had no answer for him. While starter David Peterson went 6 solid innings, he...
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