The Mets took on the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night looking to take the three-game series at Great American Ball Park. After a 7-4 win in the series opener on Monday, the Mets’ offense was shut down on Tuesday night by Nick Lodolo and four Reds’ relievers leading to a disappointing 1-0 loss in Max Scherzer’s return. David Peterson started for the Mets against the...
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Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker has began to publicly talk about his interest in signing a long-term deal with the organization. For someone who has played on four teams in the last four years, the 29-year-old would like to settle in and stay in one city for a much longer period of the time. “It would be nice to do a longer-term deal and kind of just be set...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 • 6:40 P.M. Great American Ball Park• Cincinnati, OH LHP David Peterson (5-1, 3.24) vs. RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-2, 4.53) SNY • WCBS 880 AM Yesterday was a tough loss for the Mets. Max Scherzer looked great coming off the injured list, striking out 11 over six innings while allowing no runs. The team didn’t allow any runs until the ninth inning when the Reds hit a sacrifice...
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In this series leading up to the MLB Draft on July 17, we’ll look back at the backgrounds of some notable Mets picks prior to their arrival in the big leagues. We’ve covered three of the best players in franchise history, including 1980 top pick Darryl Strawberry. The next one featured went first overall to the Mets as well, but didn’t enjoy quite the same success in Queens. ...
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Max Scherzer is back. And he may be better than ever. In his first start for the Mets since May 18, Scherzer turned in an epic performance, one that saw him strike out a season-high 11 batters. In six very strong shutout innings, he allowed just two hits and no walks, along with hitting one batter. “I felt great. No issues whatsoever today, felt strong,” said Scherzer. “I was...
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“Dear god, just let the pitcher hit” is what I found myself saying after watching the at-bats of J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith, and James McCann on Tuesday. Who would’ve entered the season thinking the universal DH would actually hurt the Mets? That trio went a combined o-for-8 with three strikeouts and six runners left on base. Three of them were left in scoring position with two...
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