Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost to the Orioles 9-5 Tuesday, and they fall to 65-61 overall, 2.5 games out of the third Wild Card spot. Southpaw José Quintana had another bad day, pitching five innings and giving up seven runs, including two homers. New York jumped veteran right hander Burch Smith for three runs in the eighth via a J.D. Martinez three-run homer to make the game close at...
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Earl Weaver, the late Baltimore Orioles legendary manager, is credited with saying momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher. Coming off the Francisco Alvarez walk-off home run, the Mets had momentum entering Tuesday night. A poor start from Jose Quintana proved Weaver right again. Quintana was rocked for seven earned runs in five innings—he gave up a pair of home runs, a triple and two...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Dean Kremer (5-9, 4.48) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (6-8, 4.26) SNY Francisco Alvarez a huge home run Monday night, walking off the Orioles in the first game of the series. Rather than starting this article about how the Mets are trying to snap a two-game losing streak, thanks to Alvarez we can talk about how the Mets have won three of...
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Rosters expand from 26 players to up to 28 players on September 1 as teams hit the home stretch of the Wild Card race. The Mets will be fresh off a 10-game stretch against the Orioles, Padres, and Diamondbacks—the latter two who are a couple games ahead of the Mets in NL Wild Card spots—when the first of the month hits, so let’s look at who the Mets could call up. We’ll start with...
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David Peterson has now pitched in parts of five seasons for the Mets. Crazy, right? The 28-year-old lefty has had his ups and downs in a Mets uniform, highlighted by his performance in 2023. Coming off a strong close to 2022, he started the year in the rotation thanks to injuries to José Quintana and Justin Verlander. He fumbled that chance, posting an 8.08 ERA over 39 innings and eight starts....
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It’s been a struggling sophomore season for Francisco Alvarez. After a stint on the injury list and a scalding hot June, the Mets catcher has been absent at the plate. Alvarez entered Monday’s matchup with the Orioles with sub .600 OPS in July and August and just five homers in 235 plate appearances on the year. It’s raised many questions about the Mets’ young catcher,...
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