It was a weekend full of ups and downs for the New York Mets. The series against Arizona – a team the Mets have beat up on in recent years – started so well. In the immediate aftermath of the team meeting held after the Dodgers debacle, New York won two straight. The bats were hot, the stars did their jobs and everything came together. However, the wheels soon fell off, and poor...
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Things didn’t start well pitching-wise for the Mets on Sunday, as Jose Quintana only lasted four innings. But Dedniel Núñez, Danny Young, Reed Garrett, and Adam Ottavino held their own and combined for four scoreless innings and nine strikeouts before Carlos Mendoza turned the ball over to Jake Diekman. Diekman came in and gave up two earned runs on two hits, including what ended up being the...
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The Mets squared off against a pair of National League West opponents this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the reigning National League champions, Arizona Diamondbacks. After being rained out on Monday, they played seven games in six days. Finishing the week with a 2-5 record and adding another loss that included a blown save by their struggling bullpen, the Mets find themselves with the...
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Sunday was a great day for the Mets’ minor league affiliates. For one of the rare times all season, each of the four teams won their games, and they did it by a combined score of 20-4. While there were great offensive performances, the pitchers put on a show also. In Syracuse, Brett Baty and Luke Ritter combined for three home runs to lead the Mets to victory, highlighting a perfect day in...
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Good morning, Mets fans! In their series finale against the Diamondbacks, the Mets erased an early 3-0 deficit with a four-run third inning, highlighted by back-to-back triples from Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez, but the team’s bullpen woes persisted. Nursing a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning, Jake Diekman allowed a lead-off double to pinch-hitter Gabriel Moreno, and Ketel Marte hammered a...
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The New York Mets (24-35) entered Sunday’s four-game series finale game at Citi Field hoping to capture something that has been elusive for them recently; a series win. After capturing games one and two, the Mets thought they were on pace to emerge victorious in the fourth game of the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, another blown save resulted in a late loss and the Mets fell...
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