Good morning, Mets fans! Chris Bassitt tossed eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Reds. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off Justin Dunn, Dan Vogelbach collected two hits and an RBI, and Tyler Naquin padded the lead with a two-run triple. With the Braves idle, the Mets increased their division lead to seven games. Since 2013, the Mets have won 36 of their...
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After taking four of five games from their NL East rival Atlanta Braves, the Mets were ready to keep their momentum going forward as they opened a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. It was Justin Dunn (0-0) making his first start of the 2022 season on the mound for the visiting Reds. Dunn came off the injured list in late June and was just recalled on Monday. He was set...
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Monday, August 8 2022 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Justin Dunn (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (8-7, 3.61) SNY • WCBS 880 AM The Mets had the weekend they needed taking four of five games from the Braves thus increasing their division lead to 6.5 games. Now the Mets pivot their attention from the Braves to the Reds before a series with the Phillies. Similar to a week or so...
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After a phenomenal series against their division rival Braves, the Mets now face what should be an easier task. The Reds are coming to town for a three-game series at Citi Field. Of course, last time these two teams faced each other in Cincinnati, the Reds came away with a 2-1 series victory. But based on how the Mets played against the Braves this weekend, there’s no reason they can’t beat the...
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Things could not be going much better for the New York Mets nowadays. The team just completed a 6-2 week, including taking four of five from the Braves. New York now leads the NL East by a much more comfortable 6 1/2 games and are playing their best baseball all season. On the field, the week was highlighted by Jacob deGrom’s return from over a year on the injured list. deGrom picked up...
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3 UP Dominant Pitching The tone for the series was set when Edwin Diaz came into the eighth inning of the first game of this series. He recorded the first six-out save of his career leading to talk he merited not only Cy Young consideration but MVP consideration as well. It was the first of three saves for him in this series. David Peterson would pitch 5 1/3 scoreless. Max Scherzer struck out 11...
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