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Mashing Mets look like playoff team as Yankees’ issues fester

The Yankees have looked like the best team in baseball for a long time and still have the most wins (tied with the Phillies), while the Mets still hold a losing record after failing to beat a team like the Marlins six weeks ago. But, at least for now, it’s fair to wonder where the […]

Mets not concerned as Edwin Diaz’s late-game struggles fester

MIAMI — Edwin Diaz’s recent save didn’t ring any alarm bells. The All-Star closer allowed a run in the ninth inning on Thursday, tying the game the Mets ultimately won in overtime against the Phillies, but Diaz, who has made three saves in his past four opportunities, The slump in the early part of the […]

Rangers can’t let power play problems continue to fester

RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s an element of the law of averages to how the Rangers have performed on the power play over the past three games. From Game 2 against Washington to Game 2 against Carolina, he was hitting 43.5 percent (10 for 23), but some regression can only be expected. And if it were […]

Rangers’ animosity toward Islanders won’t have to fester

This bad blood won’t smolder for long. Unlike the Rangers-Devils rivalry that erupted in a brawl on April 3 and took more than three weeks to resolve, the Rangers and Islanders hardly even have to wait. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette was furious after giving up two hits in the Rangers’ 4-2 loss to the […]