Tag: games

Morning Briefing: Mets Win Consecutive Games for First Time This Month

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets defeated the Cardinals 6-1 on Friday night, giving them consecutive wins for the first time in June. The Mets entered the game with a 3-9 record during the month, struggling mightily and failing to gain any sort of momentum. Now with two straight wins and two more games against the reeling Cardinals on deck, the Mets have a chance to get back on track. During...

Mets Extend Losing Streak to Seven With Sloppy Loss to Pirates

When Francisco Lindor bobbled what would have been an easy double play to get through a clean third inning, a team like the 2022 Mets might have rebounded and put up a clean inning anyway. Not the 2023 Mets. What resulted was a five-run inning, highlighted by multiple defensive blunders, which led the way for an embarrassing 14-7 defeat in the first game of a three-game series against the...

Morning Briefing: Brandon Nimmo Expects to Play in Games Next Week

Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Per Tim Healey of Newsday Sports, Brandon Nimmo reiterated on Saturday that he is fully healthy and is aiming to return to the playing field for live games next week. Nimmo said he doesn’t value spring training at bats as much and has been increasing his workload. “Let’s be honest, I’ve been playing for seven years now,” Nimmo said. “When the lights turn...

Top Takeaways From Mets Opening Spring Training Games

Adding the pitch clock, taking away the shift, these are the ingredients to Rob Manfred’s latest baseball soup. The Mets are three games into spring training, adjusting to the present reality. So far, so good. The Mets haven’t had any pitch clock issues, and eliminating the shift already looks like it’ll help some batters this season. What else have we learned from the opening...

Morning Briefing: Full Slate Of Spring Training Games Begins Today

Good morning, Mets fans! All MLB teams begin spring training games today, with the Mets playing two split-squad games, one against the Astros at 1:05 p.m. ET and the other against the Marlins at 6:10 p.m. Latest Mets News MMO’s own Michael Mayer reported that the Mets have been in attendance to scout the Korean World Baseball Classic team. Among the players of note is outfielder Lee...

Morning Briefing: MLB Spring Training Games Begin Today

Good morning, Mets fans! MLB spring training games begin today! Still another day to wait until the Mets play, but the Red Sox will kick off the 2023 spring training schedule with a game against the Northeastern University Huskies at 1:05 p.m. ET. At 3 p.m., the Rangers will face the Royals and the Mariners will face the Padres. The full schedule, which of course includes Mets games, begins...

Morning Briefing: One Day Until MLB Spring Training Games

Good morning, Mets fans! Believe it or not, spring training is starting tomorrow. The Texas Rangers will face off against the Kansas City Royals at 3:05 p.m. ET and the Mariners will duel with the Padres at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Mets will open spring training on Saturday with a doubleheader: the away game is against the Astros at 1:05 PM ET and the home game is against the Marlins at 6:10 ET. Now,...

World Series Recap: Astros Defeat Phillies In Six Games

The World Series finally came to an end on Saturday night. The Houston Astros defeated the Cinderella Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The Astros, who were arguably the best in team in the regular season (outside potentially the Los Angeles Dodgers), earned their second World Series in franchise history (2017 being the first). Meanwhile, the Phillies end their terrific season just a tad...

Mets Enter Final Seven Games Tied With Braves

The Mets enter their game on Wednesday night against the Marlins with a 1-6 record against Miami, Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Nationals at home in September. That missed opportunity against bad teams is certainly part of the reason the Mets will start the final seven games of their 2022 schedule tied for the National League East division with the Atlanta Braves. Overall in September, the...

Morning Briefing: Mets Tied For First With Seven Games Left

Good morning, Mets fans! Welp, here we are again: Despite their best efforts, the Mets no longer own sole possession of first place. They lost 6-4 to the Marlins on Tuesday, unable to overcome a lackluster Carlos Carrasco start. Meanwhile, the Braves pounced the Nationals 8-2. After all this, New York and Atlanta each own a 97-58 record. With just seven games left in the regular season,...

Morning Briefing: Mets’ Division Lead Shrinks Back To 1.5 Games

Good morning, Mets fans. Jacob deGrom was roughed up on Saturday as the Mets fell to the Athletics 10-4 in what was deGrom’s roughest outing since 2019. He struck out just five and gave up five runs across four innings before Buck Showalter handed the game to the bullpen. With the Mets losing, and the Braves taking a victory over the Phillies, the Braves are now just 1.5 games behind the...

NL East Roundup: Mets Division Lead Back to 1.5 Games

With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the New York Mets hold a 1.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the division. The Mets begin a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics tonight, while the Braves play the second game of a four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at how the National League East division stands on September 23. New York Mets...

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