It was a battle of NL East foes in Atlanta on Monday as the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets opened a huge three-game series against each other. It was the “mad Max Monday” in terms of pitching as the Mets’ right-handed ace Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.15 ERA) faced off against Braves left-handed pitcher Max Fried (9-2, 2.56 ERA). Scherzer was lights out for the most part as he pitched a brilliant seven...
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Monday, July 11, 2022 • 7:20 P.M. Truist Park • Atlanta, GA RHP Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.26) vs. LHP Max Fried (9-2, 2.52) SNY • WCBS 880 AM The Mets and Braves meet up for one of the most important series of the season. The Braves have been incredibly hot over the last month and are now only 1.5 games behind the Mets. This makes tonight’s game the most important. The Mets can rob the Braves of...
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Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker has hired the Scott Boras Corporation to represent him moving forward ahead of becoming a free agent after the 2022 season. Walker, who is in the midst of his second season in Queens, has a player option for the 2023 season but could opt to test the waters this winter. And, ahead of that possibility, he has teamed up with Scott Boras who is famous for hard-nosed...
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The Home Run Derby champ is back. Pete Alonso is set to defend his title at Dodger Stadium, according to former Mets bench coach Dave Jauss on Twitter. In a now deleted tweet, Jauss said he was leaving Europe for Los Angeles on Sunday in order to throw to Alonso in the derby. Alonso has won the event the last two years, putting on an absolute masterclass in crushing baseballs. His first year in...
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It’s crunch time for the New York Mets (53-33) as they head to Atlanta to take on the Braves (52-35). The Braves had a historic month of June, going 21-6 and making up a ton of ground on the Mets, who once led the division by ten and a half games. The Mets’ lead is now down to a game and a half. At the end of this three-game series, the Mets will either find themselves still in first place in...
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By Scott Engel, The Game Day During the first half of the season, the primary narrative that surrounded the Mets pitching staff was the hope that the rest of the starters could maintain effectiveness and respectability until the two big aces returned. But while most talked about just waiting for the returns of Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker operated at a very high level, showing...
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