Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets defeated the Reds by a score of 8-1 in their first of their three-game series. Jacob deGrom had another sparkling outing, pitching seven scoreless innings and collecting nine strikeouts. Pete Alonso became the first Met and just second rookie in baseball history to hit 50 home runs. Amed Rosario and Jeff McNeil also went deep in the game to help carry...
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Still in the hunt for a Wild Card berth, the Mets (80-73) get their third-straight win to kick off a three-game series with the Reds (72-82) at the Great American Ball Park (Box Score). Pitching Jacob deGrom took the mound for New York and got the win after cruising through seven scoreless innings while surrendering just four hits with no walks, and striking out nine. The reigning National...
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With his 50th home run of the season during the eighth inning of the New York Mets’ series opener versus the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in southeast Ohio, Pete Alonso broke a three-way tie between himself, Howard Johnson (1989), and Carlos Beltran (2006) for the most extra-base hits in a single-season by a Mets player. Alonso, 24, came into Friday with a .266/.366/.590...
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In order to optimize their final push at a postseason spot, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway alluded to the possibility of the Mets tinkering with their rotation down the home stretch ahead of Friday’s series opener in Cincinnati. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Callaway is “considering flipping [Steven Matz] and [Marcus Stroman] in the rotation”, setting up...
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The Mets still have a mathematical chance, but it’s slim. However, yesterday went almost perfect for them. As the Mets were traveling to Ohio, the Nationals, Cubs and Phillies all lost. The Brewers won, so the Mets are now 3.5 games back instead of 3.0 but the Mets are now only 4.5 back of the Nationals. All the Mets can do at this point is win every game they have a chance to win and hope for...
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The Mets had their final off day of the 2019 season on Thursday, though there were three games played tied to their slim Wild Card chances. It was a mixed bag of results starting with an early day loss by the Phillies to the Braves, 5-4. The loss dropped the Phillies to 78-73 on the season and half a game behind the Mets. In the early evening, the Brewers pulled out a 5-1 win over the...
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