It was understandable to expect a slight hangover. After all, the Mets played the Yankees into the early Monday morning hours in a four hour plus thriller won by the Mets to take the Subway Series. Both teams had to get right back on the horse and play, the Yankees with an afternoon make-up game against the Minnesota Twins, and the Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals at night. The Yankees slept...
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Monday, September 13, 2021 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Adam Wainwright (15-7, 2.98) vs. LHP Rich Hill (6-6, 3.82) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 The Mets welcome the Cardinals to Citi Field with a new goal – chasing the wild card! For a while the wild card felt like a pipe dream, that it would go to the Dodgers/Giants and the Padres. But as the Padres have faded an opening for the...
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The New York Mets (72-72, third place in the National League’s eastern division) continue their second-to-last home stand of the season, hosting manager Mike Shildt’s St. Louis Cardinals (73-69, third place in the National League’s central division) for three night games at Citi Field. For the Mets, coming off an emotional series victory over the New York Yankees,...
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I think it’s fair to say that the weekend of September 10, 2021 will go down as one of the most memorable three days in Citi Field history. A blowout win on Friday, a heartbreaking loss on Saturday, and a dramatic win on Sunday later, and the Mets find themselves just three games behind the Padres in the NL Wild Card race – although the Braves still lead the NL East by five games...
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It was the Francisco Lindor show at Citi Field on Sunday evening. Playing in front of another crowd of over 30,000 Met and Yankee fans, Lindor sent three pitches over the fence, two of which gave the Mets the lead. After trailing 2-1 after the first inning, Lindor put the Mets back on top with a three-run blast to right center. A solo shot to center field in the sixth inning gave Lindor a...
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Carlos Carrasco’s first inning struggles continued on Sunday night against the Yankees. He opened his outing by walking the first two batters he faced and was faced with a very quick mound visit early in the first inning. Following the two walks, Giancarlo Stanton hit a one-out RBI double that scored DJ LeMahieu to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead over the Mets in the first. Later in the inning, Joey...
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