It was not a good weekend in New York baseball. And it was an especially tough weekend for the New York Mets. The Mets were swept by the A’s in a series where their offense again failed to show up. Poor pitching and mental lapses also defined all three games. As a result, the Mets have now lost five straight and have dropped to 7-9 on the year. Furthermore, they have scored just nine runs...
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Updated Post: April 13 at 12:42 pm Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets will option Ronny Mauricio to Triple-A Syracuse as the corresponding move to make room for OF Tommy Pham. While nothing is official yet, Mauricio was the odd man out. In just four at-bats in his stint with the team, he had one hit, albeit a massive one, a walk-off hit against the Diamondbacks on April 7. Mauricio...
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The Mets had a rough weekend across the board, capped off by a 1-0 loss against the Athletics on Sunday. It’s difficult to point out any positives, especially after losing the final five games of the homestand. That said, Sean Manaea had his best performance of the season out of the bullpen in the series finale against his former team. He was sharp, throwing three perfect innings with four...
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As the first two weeks of the minor league season come to a close, all levels aside from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) are below .500. These trends continued on Sunday, as all four levels combined when 1-3, with the one win being the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A). A Nick Morabito two-run home run led the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) to a narrow 3-2 victory. A.J. Ewing and Jacob Reimer both...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Who is ready to stay up late? The Mets (7-9) dropped their fifth in a row on Sunday, 1-0, to the Athletics, wasting a pair of fine pitching performances. Freddy Peralta gave up one run on four hits and struck out six in six innings and Sean Manaea threw three perfect innings and fanned four. One other bright spot: Carson Benge made an inning-ending, diving catch in...
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The New York Mets’ offense continues to be extremely inconsistent and that flashed once again on Sunday at Citi Field. The Mets were shutout for the second time over the last three days, 1-0, and were consequently swept by the Athletics. With the loss, New York drops to 7-9 on the young season. Freddy Peralta toed the rubber for the Mets and turned in a very strong outing. There was some...
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