The New York Mets clinched their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (20-37) on Wednesday, improving to 27-21 as a result, but it had little to do with David Peterson who got the start in this one. On a night where Pete Alonso came up clutch in the ninth inning and Francisco Lindor continued to break out by going 3-for-5, Peterson struggled on the mound and put together arguably the worst...
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I said a week ago that, because of injuries, the Mets had left the door open for any of the teams in the division to get hot and supplant them in first place. Against all odds though, it’s been the Mets that have caught fire, winners of five of their last six. They’re pitching at an elite level, they’re starting to hit better and scariest of all, they’re only just beginning to get healthy. The...
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AAA: Syracuse Mets (9-17) 6, Buffalo Bisons (13-11) 4 Box Score David Thompson 3B: 1-5, HR, SB, 3 K, .256/.350/.544 Patrick Mazeika 1B: 2-4, 2B, K, .500/.500/.750 Khalil Lee CF: 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 K, .273/.484/.409 David Thompson’s go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning propelled Syracuse over Buffalo. Thompson also stole his fourth base of the season, bringing him to 4-for-5...
Read MoreGood morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday afternoon, the Mets took the rubber game from the Diamondbacks in steamy Arizona, winning a thriller afternoon matchup 7-6. The offense came out rolling, putting up a four spot in the top of the first inning against Madison Bumgarner, thanks in part to a three-run homer by the red-hot James McCann. Despite a nightmare start from David Peterson (0.1 IP, 3 H,...
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The Mets (27-21) took the series against the Diamondbacks (20-37) on Wednesday afternoon with a 7-6 triumph at Chase Field. New York brought home the win after Pete Alonso came up clutch with a go-ahead RBI single to break the ninth-inning tie before Edwin Diaz worked a 1-2-3 bottom half of the frame to pick up the save. Miguel Castro (2-1) earned the win on the mound. The Mets offense knocked...
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Just when the New York Mets begin to get healthy, another key contributor goes down. The latest injured Met is Jonathan Villar, who started his 27th-consecutive game today, but exited in the bottom of the sixth inning. The 30-year-old infielder went 2-for-4 and scored two runs prior to leaving the game with an injury to his right hamstring. Villar flew out in the top of the sixth inning, so he...
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