The Mets should not be playing this poorly. Their lineup should not be scuffling as much as it is. The pitching rotation is built with players seen as at least slightly above average in the majors. However, the majority of the rotation has seen their production completely nosedive out of the blue. The team’s schedule starts to tighten up in August before becoming one of the hardest in the...
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I’d call the Mets’ starting pitching their Achilles’ heel the last two months, but the whole team has played poorly since June 12. However, only David Peterson has pitched six innings or more for the team over the last two months. That’s bad. Frankie Montas has been perhaps the worst culprit, averaging right around 4 1/3 innings per appearance since his season debut in...
Read MoreMunetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old Japanese slugger who could be posted this offseason, hit a walk-off homer to center field Tuesday with David Stearns on hand. Murakami averaged 37 homers in six seasons (2019-2024) for the Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League, including a career-best 56 in 2022 when he slashed .318/.458/.710 and drove in 134 runs in 141 games. In 26 games this season, he...
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Exactly two months ago, the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 for their sixth win in a row. New York improved to an MLB-best 45-24, led the Phillies by 5 1/2 games in the division and the Cincinnati Reds were an afterthought at 35-34. The pitching was humming with a 2.83 team ERA. Starters to that point were 30-15 with a 2.79 ERA, averaging about 5 1/3 innings per start. The relievers were...
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Nolan McLean shone in two starts in Triple-A this week, combining for one run allowed in 9 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts. He allowed just three hits but did walk six. McLean lowered his Triple-A ERA through 16 games (13 starts) to 2.78 as he continues to make a case for a call-up to the bigs. In other notable news, top prospects Jett Williams, Carson Benge, Jonah Tong, and Ryan Clifford were...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Things have been going as badly as they can lately. The Mets have lost 11 of their last 12 games and seven in a row. Now, they return to Citi Field for a six-game homestand to hopefully enjoy some good ole home cooking. Starting tonight, the Mets begin a three-game set versus the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Mets will be sending out Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.46 ERA) to...
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