Just two days after the New York Mets got one of their starting pitchers (Frankie Montas) back from injury, they lost another one to a potentially significant injury on Thursday night. Griffin Canning had to leave Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning after delivering a pitch and immediately falling to the … Read more
If there is one positive about the Atlanta Braves this this year, it is that if they face a quality opponent not from the NL West, they typically do pretty well (10-6 vs non NL West teams with a .550 or better W% this year.) They also are now 4-0 against the rival Mets this … Read more
Reporter Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post is among the members of the MLB community who have recently mentioned that the New York Mets should strongly consider giving struggling catcher Francisco Alvarez a bit of a reset by sending him down to Triple-A Syracuse. According to a story written by The Athletic’s Tim Britton … Read more
Drake Baldwin has cooled considerably since the otherworldly start to his rookie campaign, but the young catcher continues to put up strong at bats and make life difficult for the opposition. Baldwin has only made two starts over the last week, and he’ll look to get things going once again against Mets righty Paul Blackburn. … Read more
Coming off arguably their most important win of the season, the Atlanta Braves will turn to reigning Cy Young winner Chris Sale on Wednesday night against the New York Mets. Sale was a little slow out of the gate this season (by his lofty standards, anyway) but has been as good as anyone in the … Read more
The Washington Nationals offense is really sputtering right now. They got shut out last night, and have only scored 15 runs in June. It is time to get back on track. However, that will be tough with Mets ace Kodai Senga on the mound. With the right handed Senga on the mound, the Nats will … Read more
The Nationals have now lost five straight games as their ninth inning rally came up short. For 8 innings, it was more of the same from the offense. They did absolutely nothing and looked totally lost at the plate. The boys at the top of the lineup came to life in the 9th, but the … Read more
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto continued to look like his old self as he helped the club notch a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. In the bottom of the third inning of Tuesday’s victory, Soto confidently stared Washington starter MacKenzie Gore down before the slugger won the at-bat by … Read more
After back-to-back series losses, the road doesn’t get any smoother for Washington as they head to New York to face a familiar foe. The Mets enter the series as one of the top teams in baseball and a legitimate contender to represent the National League in the World Series. Meanwhile, the Nationals sit in third … Read more
According to David Lennon of Newsday, the boos directed toward New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto during the 9-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon “were perhaps the loudest he’s heard” during a home game this season. After Soto went 0-for-4 with a walk in that defeat, some of his teammates and … Read more