Stolen bases and clutch defensive plays sprinkled throughout may have just been the difference in the Mets winning Friday’s game over the Pirates. The Mets, now 4-0 since the trade deadline, have been playing loose since selling some of their major pieces. They came out running on Friday. They took advantage of a rattled starter in Carmen Mlodzinski, who struggled mightily after a...
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Carson Benge has been removed from Friday’s game against the Pirates. Benge made a fantastic catch in the bottom of the third, going up against the wall in the left-field corner at PNC Park to take an extra-base hit away from Ronny Simón. But Benge appeared to jam his wrist against the wall in the process. He stayed in left field for the rest of the inning, but was removed going into the...
Read MoreGood morning, Mets fans! The Mets won their second straight game against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, squeaking out a 6-5 victory in 10 innings. They would have lost if not for a two-out error in the ninth inning. Four Mets relievers combined to allow zero earned runs, including the electric MLB debut of Jefry Yan. The lefty made his first major-league appearance at 29 years old after...
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Kodai Senga might not have ended up with the prettiest line of his career on Friday. But he did take a step in the right direction. Especially after being called upon last-minute to start in place of Freddy Peralta, after numerous poor performances had him relegated to the bullpen, Senga stepped in and did his job for four innings before losing steam in the fifth. It was his first start since...
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Luis Robert Jr. may have a worthy trade pitch. While the Mets’ dreams of a full, healthy season for Robert died in April, the 28-year-old Robert is showing he still has some thump in his bat. Robert slugged a solo homer off of the Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki on Friday, his second bomb in four games since returning from an extended stint on the injured list. Robert’s contract runs through 2026 with a...
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