The Mets entered Friday night’s series opener against the Padres riding a season-high five game win streak. The Padres themselves entered the game with three wins in a row, having swept the Angels. Both teams were provided a golden opportunity to build on their momentum with the All-Star break looming, and it was the Mets who capitalized and won the game in 10 innings, 7-5. Neither Justin...
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Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets lost 5-4 to the Giants on Friday night after the bullpen blew yet another late lead. The loss gave the Mets a record of 7-19 for the month of June, marking the worst record in any calendar month for the team since June 2018 when they went 5-21. It was also the second-worst record of any MLB team in the month of June, only in front of the 23-59 Royals. The loss...
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The Mets hosted the Giants for the first game of a three-game set on Friday night. The game officially marked the beginning of the second half of the season for the Mets, and if this game is a sign of things to come, the team will only continue to disappoint. After a five-iinning start by Carlos Carrasco was followed up by two solid combined innings from Jeff Brigham and Brooks Raley, David...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday night, the Mets traded third baseman Eduardo Escobar to the Angels for minor league pitchers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux. News of the trade broke during Friday night’s game and the Apple TV booth asked Francisco Lindor about Escobar. “He’s one of the best teammates I’ve ever had,” Lindor said. “We’re going to miss...
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If there are two main reasons why the Mets have been a sub-.500 ball club this year, it’s because of first-inning struggles and inexcusable mental miscues. When you fall behind early and consistently make mistakes, you’re going to lose more games than you win. That remained true on Friday night as the Mets fell behind due to multiple defensive mishaps and couldn’t get the offense going,...
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