The first game of the Mets’ massive four-game series with the Phillies on Monday night featured a pitching matchup of Nolan McLean and Aaron Nola that heavily favored the Mets. After all, McLean dominated the Phillies for eight scoreless innings the last time he faced them, and Nola entered Monday’s action with a 6.78 ERA on the season. But that’s why games are played on fields...
The Mets (60-44) brought their hot bats with them to San Francisco, scoring eight runs in the series opener against the Giants (54-50) in a comfortable 8-1 victory Friday night. The win extends the Mets’ streak to five games and keeps them half a game ahead of the Phillies in the NL East. The Mets scored early and often off of Giants ace Logan Webb, who looked nothing like himself from the...
The story of the Mets’ (7-3) young season has been great pitching and a quiet offense, producing plenty of low-scoring games. That trend continued Monday night as the Mets shut out the Marlins (5-5) 2-0. The performance of the pitching staff was once again the highlight for the Mets, as the Marlins couldn’t score a single run. Kodai Senga started the game and tossed just five innings...
Some worrying offensive trends continued for the New York Mets in a series loss to the Angels. The Mets dropped two out of three games in Anaheim to a team well under .500. As a result, New York fell 1.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. It was also the ballclub’s first series loss since June 30. The lack of offense was central to the Mets’ struggles on the West Coast. Their recent...
Two back-to-back disappointing outcomes ensured the Mets had to settle for a split with the Nationals in Washington. After some explosive extra-innings fireworks helped New York take the first two games of the series, they proceeded to lay an egg in the next two encounters, which included a really lethargic effort on July 4. The offense was a no-show in the series finale, with Jesse...
Offense was the name of the game once again for the New York Mets in Chicago. The bats exploded as the Mets took two out of three from the Cubs in a series that could have huge implications for the Wild Card race. Pitching also did its job – the rotation and bullpen – mostly, but the highlight of the weekend was the electrifying offense. Now, just one game back of a Wild Card spot,...
The Mets (34-37) came to Texas for a matchup with the Rangers (33-39) with all the momentum in the world. They entered Monday’s game with a five-game winning streak and the best winning percentage in baseball since May 30. Instead of falling flat like the team often does, the Mets’ offense had arguably their best game of the year, delivering an onslaught to defeat the Rangers 14-2....
The Mets’ minor league affiliates struggled on Sunday as each team lost. Among the highlights were Calvin Ziegler (High-A) and Jonah Tong (Low-A) pitching phenomenally, recording 20 strikeouts in 8 1/3 shutout innings between the two. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (4-4) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-4) 7 Box Score DH Ben Gamel: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), RBI, 2K 3B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR...
Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...
Coming off of a seven-game road trip, the Mets traveled back home to take on the Angels for the first of a three-game series on Friday night. Fittingly, it was Japanese Heritage Night at the ballpark with not only Kodai Senga on the mound, but with Shohei Ohtani making his first visit to Queens. In a game with very little offense, it was Ohtani’s team that came out on top 3-1, sending the...
The Mets hosted the Braves for the first of a four-game set on Friday night. It is the first series between the two teams since the Mets were swept in nightmarish fashion in Atlanta at the beginning of June. In a matchup between Tylor Megill and Charlie Morton, the Braves overmatched the Mets en route to a 7-0 victory. Prior to the game, Francisco Lindor was a late scratch from the lineup due to...
Good morning, Mets fans! The legend of Francisco Álvarez continued after he hit two home runs in the Mets 11-10 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Álvarez hit his first of the night, a two-run shot, in the first inning to put the Mets up 4-0. Brett Baty followed up that Alvarez two-run homer with a solo home run of his own to give the Mets a five-run lead against Lucas Giolito and...
