Tag: aj ewing

Morning Briefing: A.J. Ewing Stays Hot with Another Homer

Good morning, Mets fans! A.J. Ewing stayed hot in the Mets’ Friday night game against the Yankees, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. The home run was his second in the last five games, after going 46 straight games without one. Ewing has his OPS back up to .702 in what has been a solid rookie year. Latest Mets News The Yankees (85-62) defeated the Mets (68-79) 6-4 on Friday...

Zac Thornton Allows Two Pairs of Home Runs as Giants Overpower Mets

In Friday’s win over the San Francisco Giants, the New York Mets hit five home runs. On Saturday, the tables turned as the Giants hit six home runs as the Mets dropped game two of this weekend’s series 9-5. Rookie pitcher Zac Thornton allowed four of those home runs, both coming against Giants hitters Rafael Devers and Christian Koss. Anthony Molina struck out six Mets batters over...

Mets Winning Streak Ends as Stock Struggles in 9-0 Loss to Pirates

The post-trade deadline 2026 New York Mets were beginning to make a bit of noise after winning four in a row. They had swept the Cleveland Guardians and taken the first game of a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, the Mets came back down to Earth on Saturday night with a 9-0 loss to the Pirates, snapping their winning streak. Robert Stock struggled mightily in his second start of the...

Manaea, Benge Lead Mets to Game 1 Win

In game one of Wednesday’s split doubleheader with the Atlanta Braves, Sean Manaea continued his resurgence in the Mets’ 3-2 win over Atlanta. Manaea went six strong innings, and the bullpen guided the Mets to the finish line from there. Carson Benge had himself a two-hit day, culminating in the go-ahead double with the game tied in the bottom of the seventh. The Mets are now 46-62...

More Errors by the Mets Result in Loss to Phillies

On a wet day in Philadelphia, the New York Mets played another game that resembled the day itself against the Philadelphia Phillies. An error-driven game, with three errors on the day, and it was marred by mistakes and more Phillies home runs, as the Mets dropped game two of this weekend series 6-1. Sean Manaea wasn’t great by any means on Saturday, but his defense didn’t help him...

A Look at the Positives From the Mets’ First Half

Things have not gone well for the Mets, that is not a secret. They are 40-57 and in second-to-last place in the National League. But that does not mean everything this year has gone wrong. In a season where it is very easy to focus on the negative – and trust me, we have done that plenty – let’s take a look at some of the positives. The Young Core is Forming Since Steve Cohen...

Mets Offense Dormant Again in Second Straight Loss to Red Sox

One day after the New York Mets and their offense were held to 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position against Sonny Gray, the Mets continued their struggles with runners on base in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Saturday was the ninth time this season they’ve been shut out. New York’s offense was held to just three hits, all singles, against Boston’s bullpen...

Mistakes and Lack of Clutch Hitting Doom Mets Against Braves

It may be Independence Day around the United States for the country’s 25oth birthday, but for the New York Mets, it was Groundhog Day again. In a 14-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves, the team’s 12th in their last 14 games and their third in a row, the Mets committed another bad defensive mistake and showed a continued lack of situational hitting—more of the same since the middle of last...

Offense, McLean Salvage Series Finale in Cincy

After the New York Mets offense struggled to score runs in the first two games of their series with the Cincinnati Reds, the offense used two-out hitting in the third inning as part of a nine-run, 15 hit game in a 9-1 win to prevent a sweep. Pitching-wise, the Mets didn’t get much out of Tobias Myers and Kodai Senga in the first two games, but Nolan McLean had his best outing in a bit with...

Peralta Falters, Mets Shut Out 7-0 by Cards

After a day off on Monday, the Mets returned home to Citi Field on Tuesday to open a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Entering Tuesday night’s matchup, the Cardinals owned a 2-1 season-series lead over the Mets, and they extended that by defeating New York 7-0. Right-handed pitcher Dustin May (3-6, 4.27 ERA, 65 SO) took the mound for the Cardinals against right-hander Freddy...

Manaea Dazzles, Mets’ Offense Fades in Loss to Mariners

In game one of the New York Mets’ latest trip out west, their offense went back to sleep again as they were held to just two hits (both solo home runs) by Seattle Mariners pitching in a 3-2 loss at T-Mobile Park. A walk-off base hit by Cole Young off A.J. Minter in the bottom of the tenth inning to sink the Mets. That came after the Mets wasted their ghost runner chance. The positive was...

Mets Swept By Marlins Following Walk-Off Slam

It was another crushing loss for the New York Mets. On a day where the pitching was great for eight of nine innings, New York’s bats fell silent once again in the 305. And as it has many times, the Mets’ inability to string together at-bats sealed their fate in this one. Loading the bases in the ninth inning, Devin Williams hung a change-up, which was crushed 416 feet by Heriberto...

Loading