Good morning, Mets fans! Game 1 of each National League and American League Division Series will take place today. In the AL, the Rangers and Orioles will get underway at 1:00 p.m. ET before the Twins and Astros start their matchup at 4:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on FS1. The NL will feature a pair of divisional matchups, with the Phillies and Braves playing at 6:00 p.m. ET before...
The 2023 season is almost here. Can you believe it?! You know what time it is — prediction time! What record will the Mets end with? Will they make it to the postseason? Take the division? Here’s what we think. John Sheridan Mets Record: 89-73 NL East: Braves NL Central: Cardinals NL West: Padres NL WC: Mets, Phillies, Giants AL East: Blue Jays AL Central: Twins AL West: Astros AL WC:...
The left field position for each of the five NL East teams remains mostly unchanged from 2022, with only one or two teams making a minor change. The overall group is underwhelming, especially when considering the amount of star players that play in the division. Continuing MMO’s series of position rankings in the NL East, here are the rankings of left fielders in the division. 5. Eddie...
The MLB Division Series rolls into Saturday with four games on deck; The Philadelphia Phillies are up 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros are up 2-0 over the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees find themselves in a 1-1 tie with the Cleveland Guardians, and the San Diego Padres are currently up 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 2:07 P.M....
The MLB Division Series gets underway today with eight teams and four series. Three of them will be intra-division series. While sadly the Mets are not playing, we’ll still be following along with the action here at MMO. Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:07 P.M. The two remaining NL East teams–just as we thought–are facing off in the first game of the day. Max Fried...
Good morning, Mets fans! In a dominant day which featured a doubleheader sweep, the Mets’ two wins vs. the Nationals have propelled the team to 100 wins for the first time since 1988 and for only the fourth time in club history. Off the back of Brandon Nimmo’s strong game one and contributing to the home run barrage game two, propel the Mets to the century mark with added assists...
It was do or die time for the New York Mets (98-61) Sunday night at Truist Park. With their NL East chances hanging in the balance, New York faltered for the third-straight night. They lost to the Atlanta Braves (100-59), 5-3. In doing so, all but eliminating the chance of capturing a division title. For the first time in the series, the Atlanta Braves struck first. In the first inning, Dansby...
The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves are set to begin an electrifying three-game series on Friday night. Both teams are on pace to win 100 games in the regular season, something that is very rare for two teams to accomplish in the same division. At one point, it looked as if the divisional race was over when the Mets held a 10.5 game on June 1. But the Braves have stormed all the way back to...
The upcoming series between the Mets and Braves has been circled on the calendar since the start of the summer when it was clear they were the two best teams in the National League East and these three games would likely be meaningful. The Mets were carried by the offense of Eduardo Escobar and terrific work from their bullpen on Wednesday night to erase a 4-0 deficit to the Marlins to win on a...
3 UP Arigato, Thank You There was a clip floating around Twitter from June where a struggling Eduardo Escobar promised Mets fans that he was going to give them a reason to cheer for him. Escobar wasn’t entirely being fair to himself because he was awesome in April. That said, he was true to his word. In September, Escobar is hitting .330/.379/.638 with three doubles, a homer, and 24 RBI....
Following an off day, the Mets returned to Citi Field on Tuesday night to begin a short two-game set against the Miami Marlins. With only a one-game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the National League East, each game’s importance is amplified. Coming off a rough outing in Milwaukee last week, Carlos Carrasco continued to struggle on the mound. After allowing four earned runs in just three...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets enter today’s action with their division down to just one game after the Braves beat the Nationals, 8-0. Righty Bryce Elder threw a complete-game shutout while Marcell Ozuna, Matt Olson, and Orlando Arcia all hit homers. With the Mets having a day off, their magic number to clinch the division remains at eight with eight games left in the regular season....
