Clay Holmes likely would not have been the guy many would have thought would be leading the National League in ERA on May 10. Of Mets pitchers, the first guess would have been Freddy Peralta (3.12 ERA) and then maybe Nolan McLean (2.78), but after his eighth consecutive start of allowing two earned runs or fewer Holmes’ ERA leads the NL at 1.86. He’s been so good that giving up two...
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The term “snakebitten” is often used in sports to describe a team, or player, plagued by extreme bad luck or simply not getting the results they may have been deserved. Ironically enough, against the team named the Diamondbacks, the New York Mets’ offense found themselves “snakebit” in their 2-1 loss in Arizona at Chase Field Saturday night. In that Saturday affair,...
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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) were rained out on Sunday afternoon, but the remaining games on the slate took place across the New York Mets’ organizational farm system. Top-30 prospect Zach Thornton made his Triple-A debut with the Syracuse Mets, providing a solid six innings of work. Starting pitching was solid up and down the system on Sunday, with Jose Chirinos turning in an...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Despite a strong outing from Clay Holmes on Saturday, the Mets dropped Game 2 to the Diamondbacks, 2-1. Holmes gave up just those two earned runs on five hits and struck out six through 5 2/3 innings. The Mets and Diamondbacks close out their series with the rubber match on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET. It will be Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Arizona. Huascar Brazobán will...
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Another loss, and another anemic outing from the New York Mets offense as they dropped the second game of this three-game series to the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1. Clay Holmes and the bullpen kept the Mets in it. However, the offense only notched three hits on the day and failed to produce against Arizona starter Merrill Kelly. Thirteen consecutive Mets batters were retired to close out the game....
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 • 7:15 PM Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP Clay Holmes (4-2, 1.69) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (1-3, 9.95) FOX Believe it or not, the Mets are on the verge of winning their third consecutive series, despite being eight games under .500. The Mets beat the Diamondbacks in an extra-inning game overnight thanks to Mark Vientos who has been the engine of the Mets’ offense for the...
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