Coming off a series sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Mets (16-18) are set for three games against the St. Louis Cardinals (15-19). Over the weekend, the Mets did not win a single game against the Rays. Whether it was the struggles of Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil at the plate, the inability of closer Edwin Díaz to notch a save or the control issues with the starting pitchers,...
The Mets had another underwhelming week of baseball after seemingly turning their fortunes around. After splitting a four-game series at home with the Chicago Cubs, they were swept in Tampa Bay over the weekend series. Finishing the week 2-5, they currently sit in fourth place in the National League East, with the Washington Nationals jumping them in the standings. Only the Miami Marlins, a team...
Following losses in the initial two games of the series, the New York Mets (16-18) aimed to clinch victory in the Sunday afternoon finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. While the offense managed to score when necessary, it fell short as the bullpen faltered in the late stages, resulting in a 7-6 defeat and a sweep by the Tampa Bay Rays. Right from the start, Francisco Lindor gave the Mets an early...
Saturday, May 4, 2024 • 7:15 PM Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL RHP Christian Scott (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Zack Littell (1-2, 3.27) FOX Happy Christian Scott Day! The Mets are calling up their top pitching prospect this evening! Christian Scott has been tearing up the minor leagues and joins the Mets rotation earlier this season than a lot of people, myself included, expected. He joins...
The 2024 New York Mets are a difficult and weird team to try and figure out. There was the 0-5 start, then the hot streak, and now we’re in another strange stretch where the bullpen continues to reign supreme, but yet there are notable red flags across the offense and the defense. We saw the great, the not so great and the confusing sides of the Mets throughout the four-game set against...
After exiting Wednesday’s game with flu-like symptoms, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was not in the starting lineup for Thursday’s matinee matchup against the Chicago Cubs. This absence from the lineup was uncharacteristic for Lindor, who had appeared in every contest this season up to that point while also playing 161 games last season and 160 in 2022. As a testament to his...
It is a rare day when the New York Mets (16-15) do not have Francisco Lindor in the starting lineup. He was out of the lineup Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game early with an illness. But the shortstop still found a way to make an impact in Thursday’s game. Not only did Lindor have a two-run double in the sixth to help erase an early four-run deficit, but he ended up delivering a...
Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets suffered a crushing loss on Wednesday night as a bang-bang play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth was the final blow for the Amazins. Pete Alonso’s hand bounced up before the plate, allowing the tag to be placed before he scored and subsequently ending the game. However, an even bigger story is how the Mets’ offense has continued to struggle...
As the New York Mets played game three of their series with the Chicago Cubs, they saw their star shortstop leave the game. Francisco Lindor, who has been a constant in the Mets lineup and an ironman along with Pete Alonso, left the game with flu-like symptoms, according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. Lindor left the game after the bottom of the first inning. In the first inning, Lindor flew...
Pete Alonso conjured his magic for historic homer No. 200 on Harry Potter Day at Citi Field, but Adrian Houser had nothing in his bag of tricks. The Mets fell 7-4 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Alonso’s 403-foot, two-run blast to right in the fifth inning off Sonny Gray was his eighth of the season. It brought New York to within two runs after the Cardinals had built a 6-0 lead. The Cardinals...
Saturday, April 27, 2024 • 4:05 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 1.04) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-2, 7.45) FOX If you know New York, you know that the Mets are wearing their City Connect uniform set tonight for the first time. The Mets become the latest team to join Nike’s City Connect line of uniforms, redesigned to bring out the energy of the city through creatively designed...
The New York Mets saw the arrival of their new designated hitter in J.D. Martinez on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Martinez had a good debut with the club, but the Mets dropped a 4-2 contest to the Cardinals to open the series, marking the fourth loss in their last five games. Building off of that point, New York’s offensive struggles continued as it has now scored two runs...
