Max Scherzer to IL; Minimum Stay Expected

Max Scherzer has been placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager Buck Showalter announced. The 37-year-old right hander left his start on Saturday after five innings due to what he described as “fatigue” in his left side. That’s the same left side in which he strained his oblique earlier in the season and...

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MMN Recap: Rumble Ponies Smack Four Home Runs in Victory

AAA: Rochester Red Wings (57-73) 3, Syracuse Mets (53-77) 2 Box Score 1B Dominic Smith: 2-for-4, HR (5), 2 K, .283/.377/.434 SS JT Riddle: 1-for-4, HR (9), .279/.302/.464 RF Khalil Lee: 1-for-3, BB, K, SB (13), .218/.335/.383 Syracuse made it a one-run game in the eighth inning thanks to back-to-back home runs from Dominic Smith (his fifth in Triple-A) and JT Riddle. However, they would...

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Morning Briefing: Braves Now Tied With Mets In NL East

Good morning, Mets fans! Well, actually it isn’t. Far from it. After being forced to enjoy the sights that Pittsburgh has to offer on Monday following a rain out – that isn’t a bad thing by the way – the Mets returned to action on Tuesday as they opened up a three-game set against the Pirates. However, it was one to forget. Taijuan Walker was beat up and was run out of...

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Mets Blown Out 8-2 By Pirates, Suffer Third Straight Loss

The New York Mets (85-50) lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates (49-84) tonight to open up a four-game series. The Mets have now lost three consecutive games for only the third time this season. This three-game losing streak, however, has all come to the hands of last-place teams. Mitch Keller’s night started out shaky in the top half of the first. After retiring Brandon Nimmo for the first out...

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Starling Marte Exits Game After Being Hit by Pitch

Starling Marte was forced to leave in the early innings of the Mets’ series opener against the Pirates in Pittsburgh at PNC Arena on Tuesday. The veteran outfielder took a 96 mph fastball from Mitch Keller to the hand in the first inning. Following consultation with manager Buck Showalter and trainer Joe Golia, Marte stayed in the game. However, he left the game just an inning and a half...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs. Pirates, 6:35 PM

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 • 6:35 P.M. PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.45) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (4-10, 4.43) SNY • WCBS 880 AM The Mets have had a rough two days. The offense went silent against, arguably, the worst team in baseball. The Braves won both days the Mets lost, shrinking the Mets’ NL East lead to only one game. However, the Mets have been here before....

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