It’s the theme of the 2024 New York Mets season. Not being able to hold a lead and blowing a game late. It’s their book, which is costing them a shot at the playoffs. It reared its ugly head again in the Mets’ 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, dropping them to four games back of the Atlanta Braves for the third wild-card spot. For the second time in three games, their...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • 9:40 PM Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP Luis Severino (9-6, 3.84) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodríguez (2-0, 3.94) SNY The Mets look to take a critically important series tonight against the Diamondbacks. On Tuesday, the Mets opened the series with an impressive 8-3 win that included a six-run fifth inning in which the Mets had five extra-base hits, including four doubles. The...
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Orioles ace Corbin Burnes, who will be the top free-agent pitcher this winter, will be coveted by many teams. One of them will be the Mets, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post and MLB Network. “I think the Mets are certainly gonna be in play for Corbin Burnes,” Heyman told B/R Walk-Off Wednesday in an interview, adding that it makes sense because Luis Severino and Jose...
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132 games down, 30 to go. The playoff race is entering the stretch run, and it’s looking like the Mets and Braves will battle it out for the final Wild Card spot. Atlanta (72-60) leads New York (69-63) by three games. Let’s take a look at who the division rivals play the rest of the way. The Mets have seven games with the Phillies, three each with the Brewers and Red Sox and two with...
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Late Tuesday night in the desert, the Mets’ offense exploded against the Diamondbacks to take the series opener, which included a monumental moment for 2024 All-Star Pete Alonso. In the second inning, Alonso hit a deep fly ball to right field for his 220 career home run in a Met uniform. He is now tied for third on the all-time Mets home run list, with Mike Piazza sitting behind David...
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Mets 2024 first-rounder Carson Benge hit his first professional home run on Tuesday with the St. Lucie Mets. Luisangel Acuña had a huge day for Triple-A Syracuse, and Ryan Clifford hit a dinger for Double-A Binghamton. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (50-63) 6, Syracuse Mets (68-57) 4 BOX SCORE SS Luisangel Acuña: 4-for-5, HR (7), 3 RBI, 2 SB (34) (.673 OPS) CF Drew Gilbert: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB...
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