In a lost season for the Mets, their young trio of starting pitchers continues to provide hope of better days to come. Nolan McLean, the best of that bunch, tossed yet another quality start as the Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-2. Luis Robert Jr. was the offensive hero, breaking a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning with a two-RBI single. Miami jumped ahead in the fourth on a Kyle Stowers solo homer off...
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The Mets have the best record in baseball since the All-Star break. Sure, they are one of only two teams to have played, but after a miserable first half, it’s a start. Francisco Alvarez homered twice, and Christian Scott delivered 5 2/3 shutout innings to help New York beat the Phillies 4-1. The game was pushed an hour earlier due to the poor air quality caused by the Canada wildfires. Scott...
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One team endured a brutal 24-hour travel experience and arrived at the ballpark just two hours before the scheduled first pitch. The other slept in the comfort of their own beds the night before. You’d probably think the latter squad would have the clear advantage…until I told you that team was the 2026 New York Mets. Facing a Boston Red Sox team that suffered through multiple travel issues en...
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The Mets made multiple errors and lost. Sound familiar? One day after a disastrous six-error game, the Mets made two more defensive miscues that ended up costing them another game. Their 4-3 loss to the Cubs in ten innings on Thursday finalized a four-game sweep and was New York’s sixth consecutive defeat. This time, the Mets’ defense unraveled in the sixth, when Ronny Mauricio made an...
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Fans who root for the teams in blue and orange on both the baseball diamond and basketball court had themselves quite a Thursday. A few hours after the Knicks’ first NBA title in 53 years was celebrated with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes, the Mets beat the rival Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 in their first matchup of the year. Eric Wagaman, pinch-hitting for A.J. Ewing in the seventh inning,...
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