Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets began the second half of the season on Friday night with a 6-0 loss to the Dodgers. Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a double, and the Mets were unable to record a hit for the rest of the game afterwards as Julio Urías shined. Justin Verlander also struggled in the game, giving up three earned runs over five innings while walking six batters. The loss is the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets defeated the Padres 7-5 in ten innings on Friday night for the team’s sixth consecutive win, the longest winning streak of the season. Justin Verlander notched a quality start despite a shaky beginning to the game, while Francisco Álvarez recorded his first career four-hit game as he remains hot at the plate. The win puts the Mets at 42-46, just four games...
The Mets entered Friday night’s series opener against the Padres riding a season-high five game win streak. The Padres themselves entered the game with three wins in a row, having swept the Angels. Both teams were provided a golden opportunity to build on their momentum with the All-Star break looming, and it was the Mets who capitalized and won the game in 10 innings, 7-5. Neither Justin...
When Francisco Lindor bobbled what would have been an easy double play to get through a clean third inning, a team like the 2022 Mets might have rebounded and put up a clean inning anyway. Not the 2023 Mets. What resulted was a five-run inning, highlighted by multiple defensive blunders, which led the way for an embarrassing 14-7 defeat in the first game of a three-game series against the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Well, maybe not. After five of the most memorable wins to the 2023 season, and a day off, the Mets looked to continue the magic as they took on the Chicago Cubs in their first game in the Windy City. The Cubs ended the Mets’ winning streak at five games, beating them 7-2. Pete Alonso powered the Mets’ offense on Tuesday, as he hit his 18th home run of the...
Ronny Mauricio is the Mets’ highest-profile prospect currently playing in fall/winter leagues as he mans shortstop for the Tigres del Licey. After collecting two hits in Sunday’s action, the 21-year-old went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two walks and two RBIs on Monday. One of the doubles came off former Met Jenrry Mejia. That performance brought Mauricio’s overall Dominican...
In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between September 18 and September 24. Sunday, September 18, 2022 Pirates vs....
