Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday was elimination day, with three teams going home after just two playoff games. The Yankees destroyed the Red Sox for the second straight game, 9-2, to end Boston’s season. Cody Bellinger’s three-run homer broke the game wide open. The White Sox, with some divine intervention from the Pope, beat the Astros 7-3 for their first playoff series win since their World...
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Kumar Rocker got his revenge against the former team he never actually played for. The Rangers starter, who the Mets drafted in the first round of the 2021 draft but didn’t sign, helped Texas (79-80) beat the Mets (73-86) 3-1 on Thursday to avoid the sweep. The Mets jumped out to a first-inning lead against Rocker on a Carson Benge RBI single to score Francisco Lindor. But Texas took the lead...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are doing all they can to keep old pals Brandon Nimmo and Jacob deGrom out of the playoffs. New York (73-85) beat the Texas Rangers (78-80), who are battling with the Houston Astros for the NL West title, 7-2 to secure the series win. Marcus Semien hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth, while Nolan McLean...
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There were few highlights in the Mets’ 3-0 loss to the Phillies on Thursday night. Unfortunately, the most notable play of the game was a scary one. In the sixth, Jared Young collided with Nolan McLean on a grounder to first. Young, whose head collided with McLean’s knee, appeared to be knocked out cold and was carted off the field. The Mets later announced that Young was being taken to...
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He’s baaaack! Pete Alonso returns to Citi Field for the first time since signing a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles (72-78) this past offseason. The former Met is having a typically stellar year, hitting .269/.363/.499 with 35 homers, 100 RBIs, 89 runs and a 4.1 fWAR. He will undoubtedly accomplish a rare feat: a standing ovation from the Mets faithful for an opposing...
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