The Atlanta Braves clinch the NL East Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. It’s the fifth straight season in which they’ve won the division. The Braves overtook first place from the Mets on Saturday and will hold that lead through the end of the season Wednesday. They spent just six days in first place (including tomorrow) compared to the Mets’ 175 days. It was...
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September ended on a sour note Friday, and October hasn’t been much better. Nevertheless, in the 15-win month, the Mets had a couple of solid performances from Eduardo Escobar and Max Scherzer. Hitter of the Month Whatever misfortunes Eduardo Escobar had through the first five months of the season, the 33-year-old flipped the script of his season in September. Across the month, Escobar had...
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The Mets returned from their final time-zone-crossing road trip of the season with a 4-2 record, taking two-of-three from each of the Brewers and A’s. They clinched a playoff spot while in Milwaukee, and Pete Alonso shattered the team RBI record for a single season. And while they won’t be able to clinch the division during this next series, the Mets will look to keep chugging along...
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The Mets remained consistent in their play last week, taking two-of-three from the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland A’s. On the trip out west, the offense, led by Pete Alonso, put up 40 runs across six games (really five, because they were shut out Wednesday). The pitching held relatively strong, too, despite a rare off day from Jacob deGrom. Let’s dig into the top players of the week...
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Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is being considered day-to-day after an MRI on his left quadriceps muscle came back clean, the team announced. The 29-year-old left Wednesday’s game in the first inning when felt discomfort in the quad. He said he originally felt it on a slide in the top of the inning, then in the bottom half, he pulled up on a fly ball to center, allowing Jeff McNeil to make...
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