In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between August 14 and August 20. Sunday, August 14, 2022 Phillies vs. Mets...
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3 UP Yes, He Canha The hottest hitter on the Mets and perhaps all of baseball is Mark Canha. He cemented that when he hit two homers to lead the Mets to their thrilling win over the Phillies to help take the four game set. In the series, Canha was 4-for-10 with two homers and five RBI. Since August 14, Canha is hitting .440/.482/.960 with four doubles, three homers, and nine RBI. To make things...
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The St. Louis Cardinals might’ve thought they were safely ahead with a 7–1 lead in the fifth and a 7–6 lead in the ninth. In both cases, they were wrong. Carlos Beltrán’s two-run walk-off home run confirmed that the Mets were the National League’s best team during the regular season. Those dramatics were preceded by a personal milestone for Carlos Delgado, who made the most of his...
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What a journey to the big leagues it was for Nate Fisher. And what a debut too. Fisher, 26, made the most shocking pitching performance by a Mets player this season. Making his major league debut, Fisher tossed three scoreless innings. He allowed one hit, two walks, and struck out one during the Mets 10-9 win. “I didn’t even know who this guy was when he came into the game...
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Mark Canha lived up to his Twitter handle name, “outtadapakmark” on Sunday! Cahna went 3-for-5, hit two home runs “out of the park,” had two runs scored, and drove in five RBI’s, half of the RBI’s the Mets drove in as a whole. Canha’s first home run was a three-run home run in the seventh inning off of Connor Brogdon and his second was a two-run home run in the ninth off of his former teammate...
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Just over a year after having Tommy John surgery, Joey Lucchesi returned to a professional mound on Sunday afternoon. In his first rehab start, Lucchesi threw 15 pitches and gave up one unearned run over one inning of work. AAA: Charlotte Knights (47-70) 10, Syracuse Mets (50-67) 8 Box Score Francisco Álvarez DH: 1-for-5, K, .167/.324/.343 Mark Vientos 3B: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, K,...
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