The Mets, a mess of their own making for much of the week, finally scraped together a win on Wednesday evening, avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. The man taking home the win on the stat sheet? That would be 22-year-old right-hander Jonah Tong, making just his second major league appearance of the season. The Mets once again rolled with their increasingly common opener...
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The Mets scored four runs in their loss to the Washington Nationals on a dark and stormy D.C. night. Three of those runs came roaring off the bat of Juan Soto. Soto launched two home runs over the right-field wall at Nationals Park, boosting his OPS by nearly 50 points in a single game and pushing it above .950 on the season. It marked the 29th multi-homer game of his career, putting him in...
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Everyone loves a redemption arc. For outfielder Carson Benge, that entire plot played out over just nine innings. The Mets took on the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night in game two of a three-game set, looking for their second straight win with Christian Scott on the mound. In the first inning, Kevin McGonigle walked, and Dillon Dingler sliced a liner toward the right-field corner. The ball...
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A win. Some hope. And a fantastic debut. That’s what we call a great Tuesday evening in Flushing. The Mets faced off against the Detroit Tigers last night and cruised to a commanding 10-2 victory. Freddy Peralta picked up the win after tossing six solid innings, but the real story of the night sat proudly in center field. 21-year-old A.J. Ewing delivered one of the best rookie debuts in recent...
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For twelve grueling baseball games, the Mets were the kind of team you watch through your fingers. Wednesday night, that was still slightly true, but Clay Holmes pulled the paper bag off fans’ heads. Holmes went seven strong innings in the Mets’ 3-2 win over the Twins, ending what was the franchise’s longest losing streak since 2002. The 33-year-old righty allowed two earned...
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