Author: Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Pete Alonso Reaches Milestones With Grand Slam Against Marlins

Pete Alonso’s strong season continued on Friday night as he helped lead the Mets to a 10-4 win over the Marlins. The big first baseman went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, all of which came on one swing. Alonso drew a walk in the fourth inning and hit a single in the fifth inning, though he was thrown out trying to take second after the ball briefly got away from Avisaíl García. In the sixth...

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Morning Briefing: Ozzie Albies Suffers Fractured Foot

Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves announced that second baseman Ozzie Albies was diagnosed with a fractured foot Monday. The two-time All-Star left the game in the fifth inning when he limped off the field after running out a ground ball. The Mets had a day off Monday, but they host the Brewers for a three-game series starting tonight. Milwaukee enters the week having lost 10 of 12, including...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Come Home After West Coast Gauntlet

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets finished up a .500 road trip out west with a 4-1 win over the Angels Sunday night. J.D. Davis and Pete Alonso both hit homers, Jeff McNeil collected three hits, and Taijuan Walker struck out a season-high 10 batters in six innings. Edwin Díaz notched a five-out save, striking out five of the six batters he faced and touching 102 miles per hour. The...

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Tylor Megill Strikes Out Four In Return From IL

Tylor Megill battled through 3 1/3 innings in his first start since May 11 before giving way to David Peterson on Friday night. The towering righty walked one, struck out four and allowed five hits and two runs, both of which came on a two-run homer by Brandon Marsh. Megill’s lone clean inning came in the bottom of the first, in which we struck out former Met Juan Lagares. Megill ran into...

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Morning Briefing: Eduardo Escobar Hits For 11th Cycle in Mets History

Good morning, Mets fans! Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle and drove in six runs as the Mets ran away with their series opener with the Padres, 11-5. Escobar is the first Met to accomplish the feat since Scott Hairston did so back on April 27, 2012, against the Rockies. This cycle is also the first one to occur at Petco Park. Every player in the Mets’ lineup recorded a hit, and Carlos...

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