Down five runs in the sixth inning with no signs of life on offense, the Mets (63-50) appeared in line for another lackluster loss. That is, until the offense woke up and almost provided one of the best wins of the 2025 season. But several missed chances and a defensive blunder in extra innings led to not a lackluster loss, but the kind of loss that keeps you up at night. In the series opener...
After a thrilling win in extra innings on Monday, the Mets (38-23) and Dodgers (37-24) again went to extra innings on Tuesday, with the Mets blowing a ninth inning lead for the second straight night. This time around, the Mets weren’t so fortunate. After failing to score in the top of the 10th, the Mets surrendered the winning run in the bottom of the inning to fall 6-5. Max Muncy, who is...
Two back-to-back disappointing outcomes ensured the Mets had to settle for a split with the Nationals in Washington. After some explosive extra-innings fireworks helped New York take the first two games of the series, they proceeded to lay an egg in the next two encounters, which included a really lethargic effort on July 4. The offense was a no-show in the series finale, with Jesse...
The Mets (41-41) played another extra-inning game on Monday in their series opener against the Nationals (39-45). Unlike Sunday’s game that saw the Mets lose by five in 10 innings, the Mets instead took a big lead on a J.D. Martinez three-run homer, a Francisco Alvarez RBI triple, and a Jose Iglesias two-run homer before the Nationals almost achieved an improbable comeback. By the...
The 2022 New York Mets have fared very well in extra-inning games, posting a 7-1 record in contests that have exceeded nine innings. Extra inning games in Major League Baseball have used the “free” or “ghost” runner for all extra innings since the 2020 season. Let’s take a look at the rule that brought “Manfred’s Man” into the game two seasons ago....
