The New York Mets (31-35) trailed by one run entering the ninth inning. Francisco Lindor worked the count full and took what he thought was ball four before being rang up by home plate umpire Dan Merzel. Tommy Pham would double later in the frame but was stranded at second base in another Mets’ loss. That call certainly was not the main reason New York dropped the series finale at PNC Park...
The New York Mets (91-55) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-90) for a second consecutive night at Citi Field. The Mets got great pitching from the combo of Taijuan Walker and Edwin Díaz. Friday night’s game started as a pitchers duel between Walker and Mitch Keller. Walker breezed through the first three innings and did not allow a base runner until Rodolfo Castro singled with two outs...
Starling Marte was forced to leave in the early innings of the Mets’ series opener against the Pirates in Pittsburgh at PNC Arena on Tuesday. The veteran outfielder took a 96 mph fastball from Mitch Keller to the hand in the first inning. Following consultation with manager Buck Showalter and trainer Joe Golia, Marte stayed in the game. However, he left the game just an inning and a half...
