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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3 UP Great Starting Pitching The one thing the Mets did very well in this series was pitch. The starting pitching was excellent, and it might’ve been the best series Mets starters have had all season long. Trevor Williams got the Mets started off right in this series shutting out the Marlins over seven innings while allowing just two hits and striking out seven. Williams has stepped up for...
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Taijuan Walker was brilliant and nearly unhittable in his 15th start of the 2022 season. The right-hander threw seven scoreless frames in which he gave up just three hits, walked one and struck out seven against the Marlins on Sunday afternoon. He threw 99 pitches (63 for strikes), but came up with a no-decision after the Marlins came back to defeat the Mets 2-0 in extra innings. After a few...
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Daniel Palka has frequently been mentioned as a possible in-house option to be the major league designated hitter until an external replacement is acquired at the trade deadline. Those murmurs were put on pause when Palka was placed on the injured list at the end of June, but he returned to the lineup with a bang – blasting his 16th home run of the year – after missing just 10 days....
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are in Atlanta for a big three-game set with the Braves starting today. The Mets dropped their series finale with the Marlins, 2-0, while the Braves walked off the Nationals, trimming the Mets’ division lead to just a game and a half. Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.26 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Mets against first-time All-Star Max Fried (9-2, 2.52 ERA). First...
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New York Mets’ number five prospect, Mark Vientos, has reportedly been selected to play in the 2022 Futures Game as a replacement. He will join Triple-A Syracuse teammate Francisco Álvarez in representing the Mets. Vientos, the Mets’ second round pick in 2017 (59th overall), is slashing .251/.337/.480, which is good for a comfortably above-average .826 OPS with Triple-A Syracuse. He has...
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