Mets fans can take a deep breath: A starter not named David Peterson has made it through six innings. In Friday’s series opener against the Braves, Nolan McLean became the first since Clay Holmes on June 7 to accomplish such a feat. Not only did it end an embarrassing streak for the Mets, but it gave them all the more assurance that perhaps McLean is here to stay. “At this point, I...
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Even when the offense shows sparks, the same issue continues to weigh the Mets down. And for Ryan Helsley, things have gone from shaky to spiraling in a hurry. After Thursday’s meltdown, the Mets didn’t make Helsley wait long for a chance to redeem himself. He had blown a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning on Thursday — but with New York leading Seattle 6-5 in the seventh on Friday, back...
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Through the Mets’ 1-9 skid, they’ve been unable to get over the hump of starters not going deep into games. Their streak of David Peterson being the only pitcher to go six-plus innings reached 51 games on Friday. And, not too dissimilar from Sean Manaea earlier in the week, it came on a night when their starter was rolling early on. Kodai Senga made it through just 4 1/3. It not only...
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In a sense, it was a strange return to post-trade deadline action for the New York Mets on Friday. José Buttó and Tyler Rogers were in opposite dugouts. Old friends like Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith contributed for the Giants. The Mets rallied to erase a 3-0 deficit, but struggled with runners in scoring position at the worst time and took a 4-3 loss. A positive, however, came from one of the...
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A slow start has morphed into a productive season for Brandon Nimmo. Since the All-Star break — and really this whole summer — he’s done almost nothing but mash. With two more hits in Friday’s win over the Giants, he brought his OPS above .800 for the first time since April 4. While it’s still a slightly different brand of Nimmo, his overall production can no longer be deemed a...
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