The New York Mets tried to make a statement just one week ago when the team swept the Cleveland Indians (77-55) at home in front of the Mets’ faithful at Citi Field. That was supposed to be the moment that the narrative of the Mets only beating bad teams was supposed to fall flat on its face. However, the Mets went on to get swept by the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves in soul-crushing...
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As the season approaches its final month, the gap between the Mets’ performance against weaker competition and “real” competition (basically most NL teams with a winning record) prompts consideration as to how that gap might be bridged. As Brodie Van Wagenen’s first off-season in the GM chair has shown, the likelihood of multiple moves involving valuable assets seems high, One of those assets...
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Marcus Stroman has been very mediocre since donning the orange and blue uniform. He has now given up 14 earned runs in 24.2 innings pitched with the Mets. Stroman has walked 12 in those 24.2 innings so he has done himself no favors in the process. Stroman began the game with a 1-2-3 first inning including a strikeout of Jason Heyward. His fastball velocity more or less ranged from 90-93 in that...
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Kiensa Lehigh Valley (63-70) 5, Syracuse (71-63) 3 Box RHP Drew Gagnon (L, 6-4, 2.11 ERA): 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 K, 0 BB LHP Brooks Pounders (1-2, 7.36 ERA): 0.2 IP, H, 0 R, K LHP Donnie Hart (0-0, 7.50 ERA): 0.1 IP, K RHP Tim Peterson (2-6, 2.94 ERA): 2 IP, H, 0 R The Mets took a quick 2-0 lead, but Gagnon quickly gave the lead back up by giving two runs in the second and three runs in the third....
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Good Morning Mets fans! On Tuesday night, the New York Mets (67-63) brutally fell 5-2 to the Chicago Cubs (69-61). Notably, Pete Alonso made history, hitting home run number 42 on the season, and now holds the record for the most homers hit by a Met in a single season. On Wednesday, the Mets and the Cubs will face off for game two of this three-game set at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (9-6, 3.71...
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The Wild Card-hopeful New York Mets (67-64) dropped their fourth straight game, losing 5-2 to the Chicago Cubs (70-61). It was an impactful loss for the Mets as they are now directly chasing the Cubs in the standings, dropping three games back of the second wild-card spot. (Box Score) Pete Alonso set the Mets single-season home run record with his 42nd home run in the fourth inning. The 407-foot...
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