It is a rare day when the New York Mets (16-15) do not have Francisco Lindor in the starting lineup. He was out of the lineup Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game early with an illness. But the shortstop still found a way to make an impact in Thursday’s game. Not only did Lindor have a two-run double in the sixth to help erase an early four-run deficit, but he ended up delivering a...
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Updated Post – May 2 at 3:13 PM Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports the Mets are promoting top pitching prospect Christian Scott to the majors. He will likely make his big league debut on Saturday against the Rays. The 24-year-old has struck out 36 in 25 1/3 innings while pitching to a 3.20 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. He has yielded just 12 hits and six walks on the season. Scott’s 0.71 WHIP is...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Ben Brown (0-1, 4.30) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-3, 8.37) SNY The Mets look to split the series this afternoon after a disappointing, controversial loss Wednesday night. On Wednesday, the Mets and Cubs were locked in a pitcher’s duel. In the bottom of the ninth, the Mets were down 1-0 with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Pete...
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Francisco Lindor will not be in the starting lineup on Thursday, a day after leaving a game with flu-like symptoms. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Carlos Mendoza said during last night’s broadcast that a virus was going around. In other news, Mendoza said before the game that reliever Brooks Raley will not be activated from the injured list when he is...
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Another day, another quality start for José Buttó. On Thursday, in the Mets’ controversial 1-0 loss, the right-hander did his part to keep the game close. Through five starts and 28 innings this season, the 26-year-old right-hander is sporting just a 2.57 ERA. Over his last 12 major league starts, he has a 2.86 ERA. That impressive start continued on Wednesday evening as he mowed down...
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Wednesday was not a winning day in the Mets organization, as the four affiliates combined to go 1-4 in the five games that were played, scoring a combined 15 runs. That said, some of the top 2023 picks (Nolan McLean and Colin Houck) had strong games at the plate, and St. Lucie’s starter reached a career-high in strikeouts. Check out more on what else happened in the organization. Triple-A...
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