MMO Game Thread: Mets vs. Marlins, 1:10 PM

Sunday, May 23, 2021 • 1:10 P.M. loanDepot park • Miami, FL RHP Jordan Yamamoto (1-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.80) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets lost another heartbreaker last night on a walk-off Garrett Cooper homer. The Mets didn’t announce a starter yesterday until a bit over an hour before the start of the game. I was personally convinced it was going to be Jordan...

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J.D. Davis Homers For Syracuse, Return Quickly Approaching

Mets’ infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis has been sidelined for a few weeks with a sprained finger, but will likely return to the big league club sometime this upcoming week. Davis, 28, is part of a long list of Mets’ players who have been hit by the injury bug. The list, which now includes 15 players, has been devastating to the team’s offense and starting rotation specifically,...

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Lucchesi Puts Together Best, Albeit Short, Outing of 2021

Joey Lucchesi was able to carve out a pretty impressive outing on the mound on Saturday against the Miami Marlins, but it proved to be in vain as the New York Mets suffered a 3-1 walk-off loss in Miami. It looked likely that the Mets and the Marlins were going to be headed to extra innings for the second straight game with the contest tied going into the bottom of the ninth, but Garrett Cooper...

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Morning Briefing: “ReplaceMets” Look to Take Rubber Game Against Marlins

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a tough one on Saturday afternoon, unable to scratch across more than a single run in support of Joey Lucchesi’s best start yet. The left-hander was sharp, striking out eight Marlins over four one-hit innings, but a 9th inning Garrett Cooper two-run home run off of a hanging Drew Smith slider sent the Mets home without a chance to win it in extras. You can...

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Mets Battle But Fall To Marlins 3-1

Credit: Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports Another day, another nail-biter between the Mets and Marlins. Unlike Friday however, this one didn’t take 12 innings to decide. Garrett Cooper made sure of that, smashing a 3-2 hanging slider from Drew Smith over the center field fence with two outs and the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Marlins a 3-1 victory in Miami to even the three-game...

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Hager DFA’d, Yamamoto Activated In Pre-Game Roster Moves

It really is a cold world out there. After notching the first hit of his career in the critical 12th inning for the Mets Friday night, Jake Hager was designated for assignment Saturday to make room for Jordan Yamamoto on the 26-man active roster. Yamamoto, who pitched for the Marlins in 2019 and 2020, will be available out of the bullpen Saturday while Joey Lucchesi will get the start against...

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