Five Keys to Beating the Phillies in the NLDS

It seems jarring to be playing the Phillies in the National League Division Series less than a week after wondering whether the Diamondbacks lost. How was that just last Sunday?! The Mets were two outs away from being forced to win Game 162 to make the playoffs when Francisco Lindor hit one of the biggest regular season home runs in Mets history. And then New York was two outs from elimination...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Announce Starters For Games 1 and 2

Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza announced the Mets’ pitching schedule for the first two games of the NLDS on Friday. Mendoza surprisingly announced, rather than Tylor Megill or David Peterson, that Kodai Senga would get the ball for Game 1, making just his second start all year. Mendoza then announced that Luis Severino will pitch Game 2 on the road on regular rest. Latest Mets...

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Senga Named Mets’ NLDS Game One Starter

Updated Post: Oct. 4 at 4:53 p.m. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Kodai Senga will start for the Mets in Game One of the NLDS on Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga has not pitched in a major league game since suffering a calf strain versus the Atlanta Braves on July 26, though he’s willing to throw for as long as New York needs him. “If they say 10...

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Quintana Helps Mets Advance With Stellar Outing

The New York Mets are going to the NLDS! I still cannot believe Pete Alonso did what he did last night, and I’m sure many of you feel the same way. That swing and that home run will be remembered for a very long time, and rightfully so. Without Jose Quintana, however, I’m not sure the Mets are in a position to win the game late. The Milwaukee Brewers got the leadoff man on in the...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Alonso’s Heroics Power Mets To NLDS

Wow. Wow. Just freaking wow. The 2024 New York Mets are something special, and the magic shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In what will go down as another instant classic in franchise history, the Mets produced some late-inning heroics to beat the Milwaukee Brewers in Game Three of the Wild Card Series on Thursday. As a result, New York advanced to the NLDS for the first time since 2015. It...

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Alonso’s Homer Saves Mets’ Season

What a rollercoaster of emotions it was for Pete Alonso late in Game Three of the Mets’ Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. After Jose Buttó came in and gave up back-to-back solo home runs to Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick in the bottom of the seventh inning, Milwaukee threatened to tack on to its newfound 2-0 lead against Edwin Díaz with runners on second and third base and two...

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