The New York Mets (87-70) are in for a wild five-day stretch, which begins Friday with a road series against the Milwaukee Brewers (91-68), who will be a part of the Wild Card series next week. Their place is locked in with three games remaining after they won the National League Central for the third time in the last four years and did not earn a first-round bye. The Mets currently occupy the...
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The New York Mets enter Friday tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second National League Wild Card and one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves for the final playoff spot. The Mets begin a three-game series with the Brewers in Milwaukee with Sean Manaea on the mound, while the Braves host the Royals and the D-Backs host the Padres. Before breaking it down, let’s do the fun part of...
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While the Mets look to take care of business in Milwaukee, let’s take a look at what their Wild Card competition will be up to over the weekend. As it stands, New York (87-70) is in a virtual tie with the Arizona Diamondbacks (88-71), though technically percentage points ahead with the tiebreaker in hand. The Atlanta Braves (86-71) are one game back of both teams with a doubleheader...
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While the Mets’ offense has run into the occasional rough patch during the final stretch of the regular season, they have largely performed as one of the best units in baseball since the beginning of September. The team has tied for the sixth-most home runs (29) while posting the ninth-best wRC+ (107) and OPS (.726) over that period, and they’ve done so while receiving little...
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Good morning, Mets fans. The Oakland Coliseum was packed with green and gold as fans said an emotional farewell to the Athletics during their final game in the city on Thursday. The A’s, who’ve called the Coliseum home since 1968, won 3-2 against the Texas Rangers. As Oakland’s last major sports team leaves, following the Raiders and Warriors, many fans voiced mixed emotions. Some even...
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With Hurricane Helene making its way through Atlanta, the New York Mets now shift their focus to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers in a three-game weekend series. It is crunch time for New York, who still control their own destiny, but have an opportunity to gain ground before returning to Atlanta on Monday for a doubleheader. This is a completely different Mets team than the last time they faced...
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