It seems as though in the last week, the bricks have crumbled within the Mets’ pitching depth. When your expected top two starters are on the injured list, and some of the pitchers who have filled in nicely start to regress, it’s an ugly combination. And it’s been a major factor in the Mets’ now-seven-game losing streak, one that has dropped them into second place in the...
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Through five innings, it looked like it was all coming up Mets. Clay Holmes gave them five solid innings, and they manufactured five runs in a two-inning span. But by the end of the night, the story was the bullpen — the moves Carlos Mendoza made, and didn’t make, and what exactly went wrong in a sudden six-run implosion in the sixth inning. First, it’s important to note that the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Sean Manaea’s second rehab start went a lot better, results-wise, than his first. After allowing four runs (three earned) in his first, he didn’t allow any in 2 2/3 on Tuesday for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. He struck out four and issued one walk. He allowed two hits. He worked up to 46 pitches — a step in the right direction. Manaea strained his oblique...
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Friday night’s series opener at Coors Field almost had the looks of an embarrassing loss to the 2025 Colorado Rockies. For much of the night, the story was the Mets’ stagnant offense — particularly their struggles with runners in scoring position. They were 0-for-8 in that department until a key blow by Pete Alonso. Even then, they were stuck in a 2-2 standstill entering the ninth....
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While the spotlight has teetered towards the late-May slump of Juan Soto, the Mets’ other franchise cornerstone hadn’t been at his best lately either. But, like Soto, Francisco Lindor took a strong step back in the right direction on Friday as the Mets opened things up against the Rockies. Lindor homered twice in the 4-2 win — once from each side of the plate. “My body aligned...
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