In the Mets’ 60 seasons, the team had never lost a game when they had a lead of at least nine runs. Saturday afternoon, that almost happened. The Mets eked out an 11-9 victory over the Nationals Saturday afternoon in extra innings, taking the first leg of their 13th doubleheader of the year and avoiding embarrassment in the process. The team opened the game with three straight singles at...
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Brandon Nimmo left Game 1 of Saturday’s game with right hamstring tightness, the Mets says. Nimmo suffered the injury when running out a Francisco Lindor groundout to end the top of the second inning. He was started limping when he nearly reached third base, and continued around the base until Lindor was called out. He was seen in the dugout visibly frustrated following the inning, and he...
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Dominic Smith was placed on bereavement leave Friday afternoon ahead of the Mets’ tilt with the Washington Nationals, the team announced. Smith will be on the list for at least three games but no more than seven, according to MLB policy. Smith roped the go-ahead single in the seventh inning Thursday night to secure the Mets’ fifth straight win. Dom Smith for the lead!...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets swept a doubleheader over the Miami Marlins Tuesday. Game 1 was a completion of a rainout in April, and down 5-1 entering the ninth, the Mets came back and won 6-5 on a game-winning hit by Michael Conforto (and base running by Javier Báez). Then in Game 2, Trevor Williams and Conforto led the Mets to a 3-1 win. The two wins mean the Mets have finished four games...
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After a dramatic Game 1 win Tuesday, when the Mets came back from down 5-1 in the game’s final inning, things were a bit more steady in Game 2. The Mets beat the Marlins 3-1 in Game 2 to sweep the Citi Field doubleheader–their 13th of the year–behind Trevor Williams’ arm and Michael Conforto’s bat. All the offense the team needed in Game 2 came in the fourth inning...
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