Author: Patrick Glynn

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets End Dreadful West Coast Trip With Series Loss To Dodgers

The Mets’ West Coast trip is over. They went 2-5, salvaging the final games of each series against the Dodgers and Giants. There are three more Giants games coming up, then 15 in a row against the Nationals and Marlins. They’re seven back of the Braves now, though, and sitting at 61-63. As per the rest of August, not much went right over the last four games, but let’s look at...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Avoid Sweep Vs. Giants

The Mets were able to avoid a second sweep in a row Wednesday when the beat the Giants in the final game of the three-game series. But the team still has lost five-of-six, and they have seven more in a row against the Dodgers and these same Giants. All the while, they’re 4.5 game back of the Braves, who can’t seem to lose and also get a couple games against the Orioles this weekend....

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Kevin Pillar Lifts Mets Over Giants, Win 6-2 In Extras

The Mets were this close to losing six in a row, with their offense totally despondent. Then, finally, the well found a drip of water. Held scoreless into the ninth inning, the Mets fought to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 in 12 innings Wednesday afternoon to avoid a sweep and their sixth-straight loss. Kevin Pillar was the day’s hero with an unlikely one-out, three-run home run in the...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Try To Avoid Another Sweep In Matinee Against Giants

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets dropped the second of their three-game series with the Giants on Tuesday night. It’s their fifth loss in a row, and it’s their first time below .500 since April. They’ll look to avoid a sweep and get back to .500 with a matinee (3:45 p.m. start time) in San Francisco on Wednesday. Tylor Megill (1-2, 3.42 ERA) will pitch for the Mets, and righty...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Get Swept By The Dodgers

The Mets had been swept just two times–a two-game series to the Red Sox and three games to the Cubs–from April to July. Now they’ve been swept twice in their last three series. The Dodgers eked out the first two games of the series in 10 innings as the Mets lacked The Big Hit™ in extras. Then Los Angeles fully drubbed them in game three–a 14-4 loss that featured...

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