Sweeping the Washington Nationals didn’t come without a price to pay for the New York Mets. The Mets took all three games from the Nats to extend their winning streak to six consecutive games. However, they suffered a significant blow after losing a key starter to injury in the finale. Therefore, while New York now has the best record in MLB and is winning games at a high clip, a major...
For once, almost everything went right for the New York Mets. After sweeping the Washington Nationals, the Mets swept a series for the first time since April. They have now won three consecutive games and five of their last seven. It was a series that saw big-time contributions from some unexpected names, a couple of impressive pitching performances and a number of encouraging trends develop....
There’s going to be lots of ups and downs with the New York Mets the rest of the way. But at least it will be fun to watch. That proved to be the way during a two-game series against the Nationals in Washington. The Baby Mets and an explosive offense won the day on Tuesday, before the bats vanished and the bullpen couldn’t get the job done in a 3-2 walk-off loss on Wednesday. With...
There may be a sale going on in Queens, but that didn’t prevent the New York Mets from taking three out of four against the Washington Nationals. With reliever David Robertson and ace Max Scherzer dealt away, however, this series win served as a morale victory only with the season now officially a bust. With more pieces likely to be traded away before the Trade Deadline on Tuesday, how...
Tylor Megill entered Friday night without a win since April 12 and had allowed at least three runs in each of his last four starts. Facing off against the Nationals, Megill dodged traffic to allow just one earned run in the Mets’ 3-2 win in their series opener in Washington. Megill continued the trend of the Mets’ starters struggling in the first inning – allowing a two-out RBI...
The New York Mets hosted the Washington Nationals in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader. After securing a win in the afternoon, the Mets needed to take another game to keep any hopes of winning the National League East alive. Even with steady rain throughout the majority of the day, both games were able to be played in full. The Mets offense propelled the team past the Nationals early...
The New York Mets (99-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (55-105) in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader 4-2. Brandon Nimmo led the Mets’ offense and drove in three of the Mets’ four runs. Jeff McNeil also went 2-for-3 at the plate to raise his MLB-leading batting average to .328. McNeil has six multiple-hit games this season and is two behind Steve Henderson for the Mets...
