Good 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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Nolan McLean may be finding his form again. His struggles in May seemed like a shock to the system, both to himself and to fans, who had become accustomed to his instant dominance at the major league level. But, after his ERA rose to the mid-4.00s at one point, he has it back down to 3.52 after another good start on Friday. It was a sluggish game for the Mets — a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox — and...
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Spencer Strider tried to throw a high fastball past Bo Bichette in the second inning. It didn’t work. He’d tried a slider in the first inning — on an 0-2 count, no less. But Bichette slammed that one into the seats for a solo shot to get the Mets’ scoring started in Friday’s series opener against the rival Braves. It went 383 feet, 102.6 mph off the bat. Bichette homered...
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