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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets (16-7) defeated the Phillies (11-12) on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball by a score of 10-6. Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61) gave up a few home runs but kept the Mets in it, and an offensive breakout, led by Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil, propelled New York to victory. That’s seven straight series wins to start the season. Read a full game recap here.
Today, New York hosts Atlanta for a four-game series, with game one featuring Chris Bassitt (3-1, 2.25) for the Mets, and Max Fried (2-2, 3.00) for the Braves.
Latest Mets News
Austin Riley spoke to the feeling in the Braves’ clubhouse entering a midweek series at Citi Field.
Despite the long-ball issues that plagued him Sunday night, Scherzer seemed to have had some of his good stuff working, recording 9 strikeouts and 22 swings and misses. From Sarah Langs on Twitter:
Most games with 20+ swings & misses, pitch-tracking era (since 2008):
Max Scherzer: 81, Chris Sale: 46, Clayton Kershaw, 40 Jacob deGrom, 39 Justin Verlander, 39
Sunday’s start marks a fourth win in his early Mets tenure for Scherzer. Putting him in good company (via Langs):
Most strikeouts through 1st 5 starts with Mets:
2005 Pedro Martinez: 46 **2022 Max Scherzer: 42** 1966-68 Nolan Ryan: 39
Latest MLB News
In a game the Angels barely won, holding off the White Sox’ 9th inning comeback attempt to win 6-5, reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani was removed with right groin tightness.
Four pitchers from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Single-A affiliate of the Cubs, threw a combined no-hitter, a la New York Mets.
After playing 1,132 career minor league games, Jason Krizan recorded his first big-league hit.
The Braves optioned a pair of young pitchers as rosters are cut from 28 to 26.
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James Villani wrote about the latest on Sean Reid-Foley‘s elbow injury.
Villani also took a dive into the Mets’ bullpen so far, who’s been hot and whose performance should improve.
John Flanigan gave an account of what Mets were the MVPs of April.
On This Date in Mets History
1974: Tom Seaver struck out 16 Dodgers hitters across 12 innings of three-hit ball, eventually earning a measly no-decision.
Let’s go Mets!
