Normally, with 2021 Jacob deGrom on the mound, you’d expect to have the upper hand for most, if not all, of the game. But even the greatest pitcher of a generation has tough stretches. That’s what happened on Thursday night against the Braves, as the right-handed flamethrower gave up three earned runs for the first time this season. He avoided the loss, as the Mets came back to tie the...
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Happy Saturday, Mets fans! It was an unfortunate loss on Friday night for the Mets, who were walked off after the Nationals took a 0-0 tie into the bottom of the ninth. On the bright side, starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi shined, pitching 5.1 IP and allowing zero earned runs, striking out five in the appearance. After a rough start to the year, Lucchesi has settled in during his last five starts,...
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The Mets entered Thursday’s game looking to finish off a four-game sweep of the Cubs after dominating them in the first three games of the series. Instead, they were absolutely shut down by elite Chicago pitching, as they mustered only two hits and didn’t score a single run, losing by a score of 2-0. Marcus Stroman went seven innings and only allowed two runs, tying his season-high in strikeouts...
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Happy Saturday, Mets fans! The parade of Mets on the injured list continued to lessen in size on Friday, as New York welcomed back platoon man Luis Guillorme to the roster. Guillorme had been out since April 30 with an oblique injury, and returned to the team after a six week absence. Travis Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for Guillorme’s return, according to Anthony...
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There are those who say, “west coast, best coast.” Those people are not Mets fans. New York played their third game in four days with a start time past 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, taking on the San Diego Padres for the first of four games in America’s Finest City. Taijuan Walker took to the hill for the Mets, but before he could do that, the road-tripping Mets had to face the arm of Yu Darvish....
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