Mets need to figure it out with playoff destiny still in their hands
MILWAUKEE — The Mets are ticketed to play two to four more regular-season games heading into Saturday night's matchup here in what should be one of the most unusual and perhaps unfortunate season finishes ever. is. On paper it looks like they have a good chance of making the playoffs (more on that later), but […]
Mets blanked by Brewers as MLB playoff path gets trickier
MILWAUKEE — So much for standing up and making a strong case for a National League wild-card spot. The Mets still have a chance to play baseball in October, but a statement weekend turned what should have been a relatively easy path to the playoffs into a stressful struggle. On Saturday night, the Mets meekly […]
Travis d’Arnaud puts dent in Mets’ playoff hopes with walk-off homer in Braves’ win
ATLANTA — Former Met Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves maintained their postseason momentum with a 2-1 victory over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Reynaldo López came off the disabled list and pitched strongly for six innings for the Braves, who moved one […]
Brewers prove to Mets they would be tough playoff opponent
MILWAUKEE — It's unclear whether the Mets will play in October, but this weekend started with the club getting a good look at how the team will play in October. Brewers run. They are aggressors and wait for other people's mistakes. They play defense. They generate leads and retain leads. On Friday night, the Brewers […]
How Francisco Lindor fared in return to Mets’ lineup: ‘felt good enough’
MILWAUKEE — If there was a benefit to the Mets' two postponed games in Atlanta, it was giving Francisco Lindor some extra rest. After missing eight consecutive games due to lower back discomfort, the Mets shortstop finally returned to action on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a walk in his team's 8-4 loss to the Brewers. […]
Brewers more than OK if Mets have to face Braves in doubleheader on Monday
MILWAUKEE — David Stearns believed he spoke for everyone involved when he said, “Nobody wants to do a doubleheader on Monday.” He wasn't thinking about the Brewers. The Mets, Braves and Major League Baseball don't want to cram two postponed games this week into one day after the regular season ends and the day before […]
Mets picked wrong time for latest low-effort clunker
MILWAUKEE — Nearly 36 hours after fleeing a natural disaster in the South, the Mets committed a self-inflicted blunder by exploding in the opening minutes of a crucial game with ace Sean Manaea still on the mound. The Mets are still in control of their own destiny after losing the series opener here, but that's […]
Mets drop first game of key Brewers series
MILWAUKEE — Everything in the regular season is still at stake for the Mets and nothing for the Brewers, but you wouldn't have known that by Friday's game. The most exciting thing for the Mets was Carlos Mendoza's barking at umpire Ramon de Jesus before and after the manager was ejected for protesting a three-strike […]
Francisco Alvarez exits game in potential Mets injury nightmare
MILWAUKEE — On a night when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the Mets, things got much worse. Francisco Alvarez appeared to be in pain and left the field in the top of the seventh inning as the Mets defeated the Brewers 7-2 on Friday at American Family Field. In the top of […]
Fiery Carlos Mendoza gets ejected from critical Mets game
MILWAUKEE — Nothing was going right for the Mets at the start of Friday's game, including Carlos Mendoza not being at the finish line. The Mets manager was fired in the third and a half innings for a walk and a contested strike after Francisco Alvarez was punched out with two people on base at […]