If the Mets lose out on home-field advantage to the Dodgers by one game come October, they will surely remember this game as the one that got away. The Mets blew an early 4-0 lead and went on to lose 6-5 thanks to a couple of base-running and defensive blunders, plus a small village of 13 men left on base. They went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, continuing a concerning trend. Pete...
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After a Subway Series filled with drama, both on the field and in the media, the Mets were probably happy to escape New York and head up north. However, the Boston Red Sox gave them a rude welcome. Mets starter Kodai Senga struggled at first, looking uncomfortable in a chilly and windy Fenway Park against an aggressive Boston lineup. He gave up two runs in the first inning and another run in the...
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Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo each homered while Clay Holmes turned in a quality start in the New York Mets’ 9-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night, snapping a two-game losing streak. The Mets have won all five games against the Cardinals this season and have yet to lose three games in a row. After a back-and-forth battle in the first few innings, the Mets went ahead for good with...
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Francisco Lindor strolled to the plate, the opening notes from The Temptations’ song “My Girl” blaring on the Citi Field speakers. The sounds of clapping and cheering among the Mets faithful in attendance, many of them rising from their seats, got louder by the second. The music stopped just in time for the crowd to sing in unison to the lead into the chorus. “Well, I guess, you’d say…” The fans...
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Swaggy V is back, at least for one night in April. Mark Vientos hit his first home run of the year, getting the Mets on the board in what would become a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night at Citi Field. The win snapped the Mets’ first losing streak of the year and brought them to 12-7 on the young season. Vientos’ homer, an opposite field shot off the bottom of the...
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