Friday, May 3, 2024 • 6:50 PM Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 3.48) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (2-2, 5.06) SNY The Mets head to St. Petersburg tonight coming off a fantastic end to their series against the Chicago Cubs. On Wednesday night, they were handed a crushing 1-0 loss that concluded with a possible obstruction of home plate when Pete Alonso slid into home plate in...
A return home for the New York Mets (16-15) was expected to be a good thing for a group, but the team lost four of seven against a pair of NL Central foes in the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. It did end on a positive note, however, as Francisco Lindor’s walk-off hit gave them a 7-6 win to cap off their series against the Cubs on Thursday. The Mets will now go on the road to...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets fear reliever Brooks Raley is at risk of missing the rest of the season. Despite hopes for a quick recovery from left elbow inflammation, further tests revealed uncertainties about his condition. Before the club’s win against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon, it was revealed that Raley, sidelined since...
Tylor Megill gave up one run on two hits and struck out four in a 51-pitch rehab start that lasted 2 2/3 innings tonight at Double-A Binghamton. He surrendered a home run to Zac Veen of the Hartford Yard Goats, a Colorado Rockies affiliate. He threw 35 strikes, walked none, hit a batter and left with Binghamton trailing, 1-0. “Arm feels good, body feels good,” the right-hander said...
It is a rare day when the New York Mets (16-15) do not have Francisco Lindor in the starting lineup. He was out of the lineup Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game early with an illness. But the shortstop still found a way to make an impact in Thursday’s game. Not only did Lindor have a two-run double in the sixth to help erase an early four-run deficit, but he ended up delivering a...
Updated Post – May 2 at 3:13 PM Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports the Mets are promoting top pitching prospect Christian Scott to the majors. He will likely make his big league debut on Saturday against the Rays. The 24-year-old has struck out 36 in 25 1/3 innings while pitching to a 3.20 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. He has yielded just 12 hits and six walks on the season. Scott’s 0.71 WHIP is...
Thursday, May 2, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Ben Brown (0-1, 4.30) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-3, 8.37) SNY The Mets look to split the series this afternoon after a disappointing, controversial loss Wednesday night. On Wednesday, the Mets and Cubs were locked in a pitcher’s duel. In the bottom of the ninth, the Mets were down 1-0 with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Pete...
Francisco Lindor will not be in the starting lineup on Thursday, a day after leaving a game with flu-like symptoms. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Carlos Mendoza said during last night’s broadcast that a virus was going around. In other news, Mendoza said before the game that reliever Brooks Raley will not be activated from the injured list when he is...
Another day, another quality start for José Buttó. On Thursday, in the Mets’ controversial 1-0 loss, the right-hander did his part to keep the game close. Through five starts and 28 innings this season, the 26-year-old right-hander is sporting just a 2.57 ERA. Over his last 12 major league starts, he has a 2.86 ERA. That impressive start continued on Wednesday evening as he mowed down...
Joe D. loved doing quizzes, and I know folks have missed them over the last year. Well, this will hopefully be the start of us doing them on a regular basis. The first one will be shorter and more straightforward to ensure the format is the way we want it. Please comment with any suggestions on the quiz itself or what type of topics you would like to see. As noted, this is a short list that will...
Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets suffered a crushing loss on Wednesday night as a bang-bang play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth was the final blow for the Amazins. Pete Alonso’s hand bounced up before the plate, allowing the tag to be placed before he scored and subsequently ending the game. However, an even bigger story is how the Mets’ offense has continued to struggle...
The Chicago Cubs shut out the New York Mets 1-0 in game three of the series at Citi Field, which ended on a controversial play at home plate. Pete Alonso was thrown out at the plate to end the game. The play was reviewed, and the call stood. “I think they got the call wrong,” Carlos Mendoza said. Jose Buttó (0-2, 2.57 ERA) took the loss for the Mets and Shōta Imanaga improved to 5-0...
