Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • 9:40 PM Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ LHP Sean Manaea (9-5, 3.48) vs. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (8-6, 4.08) SNY • MLBN The Mets open up a big series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks tonight. The Diamondbacks, Mets, Padres and Braves are all chasing three wild card spots. The Mets are coming off of a four game split with the Padres, where the Padres walked the Mets on Sunday...
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The Mets play their final games on the West Coast this season as they head to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks in a three-game set starting on Tuesday. Before we get into the series, let’s look at what just happened. Mets Discouragingly Split Padres Series The Mets were primed to start their 10-game road trip with a 3-1 series win in San Diego. But the team’s two most reliable...
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Edwin Díaz had been used sparsely in the month of August. The Mets closer only pitched 6.1 innings, picking up a save in Colorado on August 7 and two wins in the series against the Orioles after two dramatic walk-off homers. But memories run short in New York. And all anyone can talk about is the loss to the Padres to split the series in San Diego. It came in an instant. One powerful swing from...
Read MoreOn August 27, 1986, the New York Mets were in San Diego taking on the Padres. It was the final game of a three-game series, and the Mets were going for the sweep. The guys from Queens were 19 games up in the East Division of the National League, cruising to a division title. The ending of this game was very unusual and quite exciting, befitting the 1986 squad. Let’s set the scene. The...
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The Juan Soto winter free agency sweepstakes will come down to the Mets vs. the Yankees, high ranking front office and ownership level sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan in an article posted Tuesday. The 25-year-old outfielder’s contract floor will be $500 million and he is expected to sign the second-richest contract ever behind Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million. (This is assuming...
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With September 1 less than a week away and about a month left in the 2024 season, the Mets have a few decisions to make to bolster their team. Rosters expand from 26 to 28 players on September 1, just as teams hit the final lap in the race for postseason baseball. Entering Tuesday, the Mets sit three games behind Atlanta for the final seat in the NL Wild Card race. Arizona and San Diego hold the...
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