Friday, September 18, 2026 • 7:15 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Tim Mayza (2-2, 5.28) vs. LHP Zac Thornton (4-5, 3.44) Apple TV The Mets look to snap their five-game losing streak tonight against the Phillies. Last week the Mets were flying high, looking to challenge the Marlins for third in the division. Now, they are back in the cellar, two games behind the Nationals. On Thursday night,...
It was a nice rebound of a start for rookie Nolan McLean on Thursday. He has found plenty of success against the Phillies in his career, and that continued in his latest outing against them. McLean held Philadelphia to one run over six innings, allowing seven hits and three walks while striking out five. He threw 57 of his 82 pitches for strikes and lowered his season ERA to 3.18, though he was...
There were few highlights in the Mets’ 3-0 loss to the Phillies on Thursday night. Unfortunately, the most notable play of the game was a scary one. In the sixth, Jared Young collided with Nolan McLean on a grounder to first. Young, whose head collided with McLean’s knee, appeared to be knocked out cold and was carted off the field. The Mets later announced that Young was being taken to...
Thursday, September 17, 2026 • 7:15 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.69) vs. RHP Nolan McLean (11-9, 3.24) FOX The Mets start their last home series of the season tonight as they welcome the Phillies to town! This weekend the Mets will be retiring Carlos Beltrán’s number and host a retirement ceremony for Howie Rose. Right now the Mets need to get back in the win column and...
A rival is back in town! The New York Mets (69-83) face the Philadelphia Phillies (84-68) in their final series of the year at Citi Field. While New York has less to gain, playing spoiler against a team in their division should add weight to this weekend. Let’s see if they will be up to the test after getting swept in a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week....
It was a winning start for the New York Mets post-All-Star break. In Philadelphia for a three-game series, the Mets took two out of three from the Phillies. As has been the case throughout this season, it wasn’t always perfect or pretty. However, while series wins don’t matter all that much now, it was nice to see some things click, especially in a dominant performance on Sunday to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Chelsea Janes of SNY, the Mets and Clay Holmes are expecting to begin extension talks in the coming days. Holmes has been out due to injury since mid-May, but he was spectacular early on in the season. Through nine starts, he has a 2.39 ERA after having a 3.53 ERA a year ago. There’s a possibility Holmes gets traded, but he’s clearly seen as part of the...
The Mets have the best record in baseball since the All-Star break. Sure, they are one of only two teams to have played, but after a miserable first half, it’s a start. Francisco Alvarez homered twice, and Christian Scott delivered 5 2/3 shutout innings to help New York beat the Phillies 4-1. The game was pushed an hour earlier due to the poor air quality caused by the Canada wildfires. Scott...
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • 6:10 PM Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Christian Scott (2-1, 3.17) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.75) ESPN The Mets head to Philadelphia after a dreadful series against the Red Sox. The Phillies host the Mets after hosting the 2026 All-Star Game. ESPN has the rights for tonight’s game, which is why the Mets and Phillies are the only teams playing today (and...
Welcome back from the All-Star break! The New York Mets (40-57) open the second half on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies (54-43), who will resume play two games behind the Atlanta Braves for the top spot in the National League East. The next few weeks will serve as an evaluation period for New York. The Mets will be sellers at the deadline, which will be important in their pursuit to...
There is no magic cure-all for the 2026 New York Mets. Even after firing manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday, the Mets couldn’t rally under a new voice. Interim manager Andy Green lost two of his first three games in charge in a series loss to the Phillies. While there were some positives on display, we also saw more of the same old problems that have helped to create the current mess the...
Zach Thornton and the Mets (34-48) took on the Phillies (46-36) in their first game since the firing of Carlos Mendoza. The first game of the series went the same way as the first half of the season went: a 2-1 loss, their seventh in a row. Thornton was rudely greeted by the Phillies, who scored a run after tallying three straight hits on six pitches to take an early lead in the first inning....
