Friday night’s game between the Mets and Red Sox was suspended following a downpour of rain and a lengthy delay. At the time of the stoppage, the Mets held onto a 4-3 lead with one out and nobody on in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Mets actually fell into a three-run deficit within the first two innings as Kodai Senga failed to strand Boston baserunners early. Jarren Duran scored on...
Down on The Farm, a newsletter focused on minor-league coverage, just released their Minor-League Ballpark Park Factors from the 2022 season. Park Factors have helped analysts and fans comprehend the value of specific batted-ball events, relative to the venue, for the last 20 years. Understanding the specific park factors behind each stadium can help determine whether a ballpark is either one...
Max Scherzer’s Mets debut was well worth the wait. On a feisty night at Nationals Park on Friday with the Mets fully embracing the Mad Max mentality, the three-time Cy Young Award winner played his role to perfection in another big win. With ace Jacob deGrom on the shelf to start the season, Scherzer was expected to take the mound on opening day only for a hamstring injury to ruin those...
Chris Bassitt made his second start of spring on Sunday at Clover Park in the Mets’ spring home finale. He gave up four earned runs on six hits, two walks, and two home runs in five innings of work against the Marlins. The home runs he gave up were a one-out solo home run to Jorge Soler in the first inning and a two-run home run to Jesus Aguilar in the fourth inning. Bassitt threw well on...
