Do or die. Win or go home. Last licks. There are plenty of idioms to describe the situation the New York Mets find themselves in entering Saturday’s postseason matchup with the San Diego Padres. But there’s only one reality: the Mets need to win. And there’s only one man for the job. Jacob deGrom has been the single most dominant pitcher in baseball over the last five years, starting with the...
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The Peoria Javelinas kicked off their 2022 season with a victory on Monday afternoon, defeating the Glendale Desert Dogs by a score of 5-3. Box Score Two Mets prospects were featured in the starting lineup, but no pitchers made an appearance. 2B Kevin Kendall: 1-for-3, R, BB 3B Luke Ritter: 0-for-4, SO Kendall was the Javelinas’ leadoff hitter and reached base twice, scoring the team’s first run...
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A sense of urgency is needed when the going gets tough and a division title is on the line. For the second straight game, it appeared that the New York Mets (98-60) lacked that sense of urgency, losing to the Atlanta Braves (99-59) by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night. Max Scherzer looked mortal just like Jacob deGrom before him, and the offense fell dormant after a promising first inning. The...
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It’s the biggest series of the year for the New York Mets, who are in the midst of a division race for the ages with the Atlanta Braves. However, with five games to go this season, one player on the team finds himself competing for a title of his own: a batting title. Jeff McNeil enters play on Saturday with a .322 batting average, good for second in the National League behind only Freddie...
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There are bad losses, and then there are losses like the one the New York Mets (96-57) suffered at the hands of the Oakland Athletics (56-96) on Saturday afternoon, a 10-4 beatdown that was even worse than the score would suggest. Jacob deGrom was hit hard in a lackluster start, while the offense went missing after a big first inning. There are nine more games in the regular season to right the...
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