Morning Briefing: Mets End Month of April in Style

Good morning Mets fans! Last night the Mets won in walk-off fashion against the Cincinnati Reds. J.D. Davis doubled to lead off the tenth inning, and he advanced to third base on a Jeff McNeil single. Pete Alonso drove Davis home on a sacrifice fly to right field to give the Mets a 4-3 win. Today the Mets continue their series against the Reds. Jacob deGrom (2-3, 4.85 ERA) looks to return to...

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Game Recap: Mets Get First Walk-Off Win of Season, 4-3 Over Reds

The New York Mets (15-14) defeated the Cincinnati Reds (12-17) by a score of 4-3 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Jason Vargas pitched well for 5.1 innings while Jeff McNeil registered another four-hit day, including driving in the first Mets run with a great RBI drag bunt. Pitching Jason Vargas started for the Mets and was uncharacteristically effective, tossing 5.1 innings of one-run ball. He...

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MMO Game Thread: Reds vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Luis Castillo (3-1, 1.23) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 7.20) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets just couldn’t squeak out a couple more runs early last night against the Reds and it ended up costing them the game as Edwin Diaz allowed the winning run for the Reds on a go-ahead homer in the 9th inning. Zack Wheeler had one bad...

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Mets Minors Players of the Week: Walk-Offs and Strikeouts

With the first month of the season coming to a close, three of the four Mets affiliates have above .500 records. There are starting pitchers who are in the beginnings of what promises to be real breakout seasons. There are also position players who are showing they may contribute more than originally believed. These factors were present over the past week: Syracuse Mets – Gregor Blanco...

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Noah Syndergaard Is Struggling With His Fastball Again

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard hoped to get his season back on track Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. Instead, he fell deeper into his recent struggles by allowing five earned runs on 10 hits (two home runs), three walks, and five strikeouts in five innings. This appearance marked the third straight time Syndergaard failed to complete more than five innings, and of...

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Is The Mets Bullpen Becoming a Long-Term Concern?

In the past few weeks, the Mets’ bullpen has experienced a ton of issues, so it begs the question: Does the team have long term issues in their pen and what is the level of concern? The short answer is that it is far too early in the season to push the panic button, but there are things to address. First of all, Edwin Diaz had his first off night, which is bound to happen to any reliever....

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