Author: Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Morning Briefing: Mets Set For Round Two Of Subway Series

Good morning, Mets fans! After going 4-4 in their eight games in Atlanta and Philadelphia, the Mets begin the Bronx portion of the Subway Series with the Yankees tonight. In the first series with their crosstown rivals last month, the Mets earned a sweep, with Starling Marte hitting a walk-off single to secure it. Max Scherzer (9-2, 2.15 ERA) will square off against Domingo Germán (1-2, 4.45),...

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Morning Briefing: Carlos Carrasco Leaves Game With Side Tightness

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets had a pretty tough day at the ballpark yesterday, getting routed 13-1 by the Braves. There was one bright spot though: Darin Ruf pitched two scoreless innings, throwing just 14 pitches (10 strikes) and allowing one hit. In fact, Ruf became the first position player in franchise history to toss multiple scoreless innings in a pitching appearance. The Mets not...

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Morning Briefing: Another Showdown in Atlanta Begins

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are in Atlanta to begin a four-game series with the Braves at Truist Park tonight. The last time the two teams played, the Mets took four of five games at Citi Field, including a doubleheader sweep. The Braves have won six in a row since then, but remain 5 1/2 games back of the Mets in the NL East. Carlos Carrasco (13-4, 3.76 ERA) will continue to keep his hot...

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Morning Briefing: Mets’ Division Lead Up to Seven Games

Good morning, Mets fans! Chris Bassitt tossed eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Reds. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off Justin Dunn, Dan Vogelbach collected two hits and an RBI, and Tyler Naquin padded the lead with a two-run triple. With the Braves idle, the Mets increased their division lead to seven games. Since 2013, the Mets have won 36 of their...

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Morning Briefing: Justin Dunn to Make Season Debut Against Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets first-round pick Justin Dunn has been called up by the Reds in place of the injured Hunter Greene and is scheduled to make his season debut at Citi Field tonight. The Mets selected the Freeport, NY native out of Boston College with the 19th pick of the 2016 MLB draft, but traded him to the Mariners in 2018 as part of the Edwin Díaz trade. Dunn made 25 starts...

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