Game Thread: Mets vs Pirates, 6:40 PM

Saturday, August 8, 2026 • 6:40 PM PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Robert Stock (0-1, 1.80) vs. RHP Bubba Chandler (4-8, 4.49) SNY The Mets look to stretch their winning streak to five games tonight! Friday night, the Mets took a big lead early against the Pirates and were able to hold on to it throughout the night. Marcus Semien had another massive home run. Carson Benge put it all on the line...

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Reviewing the Mets 2023 Draft

The Mets’ 2023 draft was overall successful with some big-impact names coming out of it. Nolan McLean, taken in the third round, may be the most impactful player taken. The Mets drafted him as a two-way player with an eye for what he could do on the pitching side. Within a year, he stopped hitting, and a year later he went through a massive overhaul in Triple-A in the summer of 2025,...

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2026 MLB Power Rankings: Week 16 Update

The Atlanta Braves are on a heater. The club has jumped out to a 15-6 record in the second half, and entering Saturday, are one of two teams in the majors with 70 wins. The offense has been potent, but their pitching has bounced back from their mid-season swoon. The staff hasn’t allowed more than three runs dating back to July 30, and Tyler Mahle sparkled in his Braves’ debut against...

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Stolen Bases, Defensive Plays Help Mets Keep Pirates At Bay

Stolen bases and clutch defensive plays sprinkled throughout may have just been the difference in the Mets winning Friday’s game over the Pirates. The Mets, now 4-0 since the trade deadline, have been playing loose since selling some of their major pieces. They came out running on Friday. They took advantage of a rattled starter in Carmen Mlodzinski, who struggled mightily after a...

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Mets Minors Recap: Hall’s 10 Strikeouts Lift Binghamton

One night after Double-A Binghamton scored a franchise-record 23 runs on 21 hits, they managed just one run on three. That’s baseball. Still, the one run was enough, thanks in large part to Noah Hall. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out a season-high-tying 10 over six scoreless innings. Hall was making his second start for the Rumble Ponies after pitching to a 4.58 ERA in 88 1/3...

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Morning Briefing: Carson Benge X-Rays Negative, Further Imaging to Follow

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have won four games in a row. For a team that accepted the season as lost and sold at the deadline the players have not seemed to get the message. They have been a top-10 offense for over a month while the pitching additions have overall  performed well to date. They beat the Pirates 6-4 on Friday to get a series started at PNC Park on the right note. Carson...

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