Nine years ago today, Johan Santana took the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals and tossed one of the most memorable games in New York Mets history. It was a beautiful Friday night, and as a Mets fan, before every game, you always think to yourself: “Maybe tonight will be the night they finally do it.” Because up until that point, no Mets pitcher had ever thrown a no-hitter (as we all know)....
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Good morning, Mets fans! After a series opening win over the Diamondbacks on Monday night, the Mets will return to Chase Field for another late night bout against Arizona in search of their sixth straight win. Righty Marcus Stroman (4-4, 2.47 ERA) will take the mound for New York as he takes on Arizona southpaw Caleb Smith (2-1, 3.27 ERA). First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m. EST, will be...
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After a rainy Memorial Day weekend, the New York Mets traveled west to begin a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Chase Field. The Mets activated Pete Alonso, Kevin Pillar and Seth Lugo from the injured list, which was a positive sign of things to come for this team going forward. They won 6-2 for their fifth consecutive victory. For the Mets, Jacob deGrom took...
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Monday, May 31, 2021 • 9:40 P.M. Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona RHP Jacob deGrom (3-2, 0.80) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (2-5, 4.84) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM If you only play one game in a three-game series, and you win that one game, do you get the sweep? That was a question for the Mets to ponder Sunday night as they flew from New York to Arizona after a rain-soaked weekend postponed two...
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The New York Mets (25-20, first place in the National League’s eastern division) make their first trip to the western time zone since 2019 as they begin a three-game series against manager Torey Luvullo’s Arizona Diamondbacks (19-35, fifth place in the National League’s western division). The Mets are coming off a rain-shortened weekend series with the Braves, in which they won...
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Not only have the Mets survived their unbelievably bad injury luck – enough so that everyday players are starting to trickle back – they’ve somehow done enough to pull away in the division. The 3.5-game gap between them and the Braves – one made a game wider by the Mets’ 13-2 drubbing of Atlanta Saturday night – is tied for the largest such lead in baseball. Rain postponed two of the three games...
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