The Mets got swept by the Phillies this weekend. It wasn’t all that fun, so let’s just get right into some silver linings before we look at downward trends for the team that now sits at just a game above .500 at 56-55. 3 Up Taijuan Walker’s Getting… Better So, the downside is, Taijuan Walker still gave up three home runs Sunday, inflating his second half home run count to...
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Tylor Megill began Saturday’s game fresh off his first-career loss, thanks to Miami, looking to get back on track against another division opponent in Philadelphia. The 26-year-old retired the first nine Phillies who came to the plate, including strikeouts of Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto. (Those two ended 0-for-4 versus Megill.) It was the exact opposite of his last start versus the...
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The Mets are just a half-game up on the Phillies in the NL East after losing three-of-four games to the Miami Marlins this week. All four games this series were decided by three runs or less, which seems to be the Mets’ mantra this season. They don’t really get blown out, but they don’t blow anyone out, either. That causes plenty of nail biters and late-inning threats that...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom spoke to the media Tuesday afternoon for the first time since he was shut down for two weeks with elbow inflammation. He said the injury was especially concerning and frustrating because he doesn’t know how it happened. He was recovering for forearm inflammation, then all of a sudden the issue with the elbow popped up. “I feel like I was having...
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The Mets lost 5-4 to the Marlins Tuesday night, marking their third loss in a row and eighth time in the last 10 games they’ve scored four runs or less. Taijuan Walker looked to get back on track on the mound Tuesday night after three straight rough outings post-All-Star break. He gave up a couple more home runs–this time just solo shots–in the second and third innings, then...
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