Jacob deGrom (7-2) returned Monday with five scoreless innings as the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in Game 1 of the day’s doubleheader. DeGrom made his regularly scheduled start after leaving last Wednesday’s start early with shoulder soreness. He struck out six Braves while walking two and giving up a hit during his final inning. He threw 70 pitches, and his ERA is 0.50 through...
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So let’s hope Kyle Schwarber is done hitting homers against the Mets for the year. While not likely the case, Schwarber hit five home runs across the final two games of the four-game series against New York. He single-handedly beat the Mets over those two games, and they split the other two. Nevertheless, it’s a disappointing start to a 16-game stretch against NL East opponents,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets will play their second doubleheader in three days Monday, this time against the Braves, who themselves are playing the second doubleheader in two days. Jeff McNeil is expected to return to the majors for the doubleheader after a rehab assignment that lasted just over a week. He’s been out since May 17 with a hamstring injury. The Mets haven’t...
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Francisco Lindor — the best shortstop in the NL East — had his best game as a Met Saturday in a 5-1 win over the Nationals. It was Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader against the Nats at Nationals Park. Lindor supplied two home runs and five RBIs (two two-run taters and an RBI single) for a Mets offense that mustered just four hits over its previous 18 innings. Lindor’s second one was a...
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The Mets put in a dud of a performance Thursday, mustering two hits–none in the final seven innings–against the Cubs. But that performance is easier to swallow when you win the first three games of the series behind great starts from David Peterson, Taijuan Walker and Jacob deGrom, who had to leave his start yet again with an injury worry. (More on that in a moment.) Marcus Stroman...
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