We’re now more than halfway through the season, and the Mets have been in first place for two months uninterrupted. They’re 45-38 with seven games in a row coming up against the Pittsburgh Pirates–one of the worst teams in baseball, though their offense, powered by Ke’Bryan Hayes, has looked a bit better of late. An injury-riddled first half is thankfully coming to an end...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets suffered their 10th weather-related postponement Tuesday night as their game with the Brewers was cancelled due to rain. It will be made up Wednesday in a split doubleheader, with the two games starting at 2:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. They called the game over two and a half hours after first pitch was scheduled. The rain looked like it was going to clear up after 9...
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The Mets returned home after a seven-game road trip (that, yes, included road games in New York), and Acting general manager Zack Scott gave a press conference updating the media on various topics surrounding the team. Here are five things we learned about the Mets as the head into the last week before the All-Star break. Carlos Carrasco Is Progressing Well The last handful of updates...
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We had a little break from 3 Up, 3 Down last week, so this column will cover the last seven games — the Nationals on Monday, the Braves series and the Yankees series. They went 3-4 over the stretch, including a drubbing at the hands of the Braves and a couple high-scoring offensive outputs at Yankee Stadium. The Mets are heading into the last week before the All-Star break up 3.5 games in the NL...
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The Mets are in a bind with their rotation, especially heading into the final week before the All-Star break. Before that week gets underway, the team asked Corey Oswalt to take the mound for Game 2 of Sunday’s doubleheader. It was his first start of 2021. Oswalt started the game all fine and dandy, setting down the two-through-four batters — the juggernauts of the Yankees’...
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