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Morning Briefing: Mets Fall Back Below .500

Good morning, Mets fans. On Saturday, the Mets (16-17) fell to the Rays (16-18) 3-1, putting the Mets below .500 for the first time since April 14 when the team was 7-8. It’s been an up-and-down season for the Mets, who have had a losing streak as long as five and a winning streak as long as six. They are now 4-9 in their last 13 games and will look to avoid a series sweep in Sunday...

Senga Solid, Catchers Collect Four Hits As Mets Fall to Astros, 5-2

A day after his native Japan took home their third World Baseball Classic championship, Kodai Senga took the mound for his fourth start of the spring against the Houston Astros at Clover Park. Senga was still not using his signature ghost fork as he recovers from tendinitis in his right index finger, but even in a game where he only threw his best putaway pitch once, the right-handed...

Mets Fall To Cardinals 8-7, DJ Stewart Tallies A Cycle

The New York Mets (9-11) took on the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, Match 19, where the Mets got a stellar performance from left fielder DJ Stewart, who hit for the cycle. At Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the Mets fell 8-7. David Peterson and Tylor Megill carried the pitching load for New York, with the latter struggling. The Mets opened the game with a big five-run first inning where...

Hernández Struggles, Williams Doubles As Mets Fall to Cards 7-5

In their second game of the day after besting the Astros 7-2 Friday afternoon, the Mets returned to the field, where they fell to the Cardinals by a score of 7-5. Elieser Hernández got the start for the Mets, where he struggled, giving up four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to go along with one walk and no strikeouts. Hernández gave up a leadoff homer to Brendan Donovan, to start off his evening....

Morning Briefing: Several Former Mets Fall Short of Hall of Fame

Good morning, Mets fans! Former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen has entered baseball infamy as he has accumulated enough votes to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rolen enters as the lone ballot Hall of Famer this year and will join Fred McGriff, who was inducted by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee in December. Several players with Mets connections have missed the 75%...

Mike Vasil Blanks Solar Sox in Arizona Fall League

Mike Vasil made his third appearance (second start) for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, shutting down the Mesa Solar Sox over four innings. Vasil retired the first six batters he faced with three strikeouts and a couple fly outs before running into trouble in the third. A single, fielder’s choice and single put men on first and second with one out, but the 22-year-old was able...

Arizona Fall League: Kevin Kendall Kicks Off Rally for Javelinas

The Peoria Javelinas kicked off their 2022 season with a victory on Monday afternoon, defeating the Glendale Desert Dogs by a score of 5-3. Box Score Two Mets prospects were featured in the starting lineup, but no pitchers made an appearance. 2B Kevin Kendall: 1-for-3, R, BB 3B Luke Ritter: 0-for-4, SO Kendall was the Javelinas’ leadoff hitter and reached base twice, scoring the team’s first run...

Morning Briefing: Mets Fall Behind Braves In NL East

Good morning, Mets fans. With the loss Saturday night, New York is on the brink of losing its chances at an NL East crown. Max Scherzer was shaky and the offense was only able to push across two runs, resulting in the team’s second straight loss to the Braves. They now trail Atlanta by a single game. The Mets and Braves will wrap up their season series with an upmost important final game...

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