It must first be acknowledged that Nolan McLean is not by any means a perfect pitcher, nor is he an extremely refined one (yet). However, his line Thursday — 5 1/3 innings, five runs allowed on five hits and two walks — feels almost nonsensical. McLean entered the night carrying a superb 1.27 ERA, and for the first half of his outing, he looked every bit as dominant as that number suggests....
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets fell 10-3 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, as they struggled against Cubs starter Matthew Boyd. Francisco Alvarez was a bright spot with a massive two-run homer, and Juan Soto added a solo shot in the eighth, but the Mets couldn’t overcome the Cubs’ early offensive outburst. Seiya Suzuki, Moisés Ballesteros and Matt Shaw led Chicago’s offense, with...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are back in playoff position. They pulled off a come-from-behind 9-7 win over the Cubs on Tuesday — which proved to be the difference in getting them back into the third Wild Card spot. They trailed 6-1 early, but the bullpen and three home runs helped them outlast Chicago. The Reds lost 4-2 to the Pirates. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, came back from down 4-0 to...
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The Mets’ grip on the postseason is fading fast. Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Nationals was their 11th defeat in the last 15 games, and this one carried more weight than most. It dropped them into a tie with the Reds at 80-76 for the final NL Wild Card spot. The catch? Cincinnati owns the tiebreaker, leaving New York on the outside looking in. The Diamondbacks (79-77) lurk just one game back, while...
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In their second-to-last game of the Triple-A regular season, Syracuse fell 5-3 to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The offense produced three runs in the second but nothing after, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine on base. The bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, giving up a homer in the sixth and three runs in the eighth. Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (87-60) 5, Syracuse...
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