Sunday, May 19, 2024 • 1:40 PM loanDepot Park • Miami, FL LHP Sean Manaea (2-1, 3.05) vs. RHP Sixto Sánchez (0-1, 5.96) WPIX Saturday’s game certainly was a gut-wrenching loss for the New York Mets. The Mets offense has struggled for stretches of the season, so losing a game after scoring nine runs from 15 hits has to burn. Losing it because of the bullpen, which was the Mets greatest strength...
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The New York Mets’ offense has not produced at the level expected of them so far this season. A lineup that includes Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez and Francisco Lindor, among so many other quality individuals, is more than capable of performing at much higher levels collectively. Despite this, a sign of good things to come showcased itself in Saturday’s loss to the Miami Marlins, one...
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It is no secret that Jeff McNeil has been struggling at the plate, slashing .230/.309/.304 on the season. In this week’s edition of Statistical Spotlight, let’s take an in-depth look at McNeil’s batting statistics and identify areas that need to improve. Baseball Savant released a new metric, bat tracking, which calculates a player’s bat speed. It is calculated at the sweet spot of the bat which...
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If there was a perfect way to describe how the 2024 season has started for the New York Mets, look no further than Saturday’s gut-wrenching loss. The team lead 7-2, then 9-5, en route to blowing the lead in the ninth inning and falling 10-9 in the 10th inning. At the center of it was once again closer Edwin Díaz. In his first season back after missing all of last year due to a complete...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a heartbreaker in Miami on Saturday, dropping Game 2 to the Marlins 10-9 in 10 innings. Edwin Díaz continued to struggle in his outing Saturday, giving up a four-run lead in the ninth to take the game to extra innings, in which the Marlins went on to walk it off in the 10th. The Mets (20-25) and Marlins (15-32) close out their series on Sunday at 1:40 p.m....
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When it rains, it pours. When it’s rock bottom, it’s really rock bottom. Whatever happened on Saturday, was exactly it for the New York Mets. Even after a drastic lineup change and the offense exploded for nine runs, they still couldn’t find a way to win. The reason: the pitching and their closer going through one of his worst stretches of his career and he himself hitting rock...
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