It’s not very often that these two teams are (at least) good at the same time. Taking out the late 1990s and early 2000s, it’s even rarer. But when the quality of the clubs is near equal, the intensity between the Mets and Braves is red-hot. That doesn’t necessarily equate to balance, as when Atlanta reigned as perennial NL East champs, New York was often nothing more than a...
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Week after week, these Player of the Week stories seem to have a common theme: the New York Mets keep on winning, and each new week, there is a new star that led the team to a string of victories. Last week, the Mets picked up a handful of victories at Citi Field, sweeping the Reds and taking two of three from the Phillies. Heading into the new week, the division lead sits at 5 1/2 games, a...
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3 UP What Phillies Offense? The Philadelphia Phillies built a vaunted offense in the postseason. Lately, they’ve ridden the offense back into the postseason race. That was until they ran into the Mets pitching. After Alec Bohm’s first inning RBI single off Max Scherzer, the Phillies would not score another earned run in the series. If not for Rob Manfred’s gimmick rules, the...
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Chris Bassitt was lights out on Sunday afternoon as the Mets shut out the Phillies for the second day in a row at home at Citi Field. Mets pitching has been locked in and Bassitt has been a part of that. With five scoreless innings, he improves to 24-innings pitched since last allowing a run. Bassitt allowed just four hits and two walks through his five innings pitched. He struck out five over...
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In just his second start back from the injured list, Calvin Ziegler was limited to just two innings of work during Sunday’s start. However, he was nearly perfect during those two innings: he did not allow any hits and struck out three batters. AAA: Buffalo Bisons (59-51) 2, Syracuse Mets (48-63) 0 Box Score Brett Baty LF: 2-for-4, K, .364/.462/.364 Francisco Álvarez DH: 0-for-4, K,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are in Atlanta to begin a four-game series with the Braves at Truist Park tonight. The last time the two teams played, the Mets took four of five games at Citi Field, including a doubleheader sweep. The Braves have won six in a row since then, but remain 5 1/2 games back of the Mets in the NL East. Carlos Carrasco (13-4, 3.76 ERA) will continue to keep his hot...
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