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 […]
Jeremy Hefner transformed Mets’ pitching into sudden strength
MILWAUKEE — Starting Friday, the Mets face the prospect of finishing a marathon season in a five-game, four-day spurt, but they have a depleted rotation and won't have starters on regular rest for Game 1 of the wild-card series. A solid bullpen that has the potential to perform in the most important innings of the […]
Mets must find way to weather scheduling storm to reach playoffs
ATLANTA — OK, we can argue for days to come that the Commissioner's Office should have been more aggressive, that the Braves shouldn't have been so greedy, that the Mets should have played just one make-up game in Atlanta this season so they wouldn't get into a tight spot down the stretch. Ok, to deal […]
Mets face challenging rotation questions after postponements
ATLANTA — Carlos Mendoza remembered a whirlwind 10-game, 10-day August road trip that included a day trip to St. Louis and tried to make it through more than just the strange weekend that awaited the Mets. “We've been through a lot this year, but this is nothing new for us,” the Mets manager said, sending […]
Francisco Lindor back in Mets lineup as weather threatens Braves game
ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor is expected to return to the Mets starting lineup on Wednesday, if the teams actually play games. Lindor was scheduled to start against the Braves as the shortstop and leadoff hitter because rain was forecasted to fall all day ahead of Hurricane Helen. The Mets shortstop has missed the past eight […]
How Braves’ decision for Mets series set up nightmare Hurricane Helene scenario
ATLANTA — For business, logistical and maybe game tactical reasons, the Braves didn't want to change the start time, date or location of their series with the Mets, despite forecasts that made Wednesday night's game iffy and Thursday night's final game of the three-game series even less likely. MLB could have ignored the wishes of […]
The Mets’ defense was a mess in loss to Braves
ATLANTA — The Mets got four hits and couldn't handle the four Braves' batted balls. Such ratios rarely lead to wins. There was little good going on for the Mets, but their defense was especially poor in the series opener against the Braves on Tuesday at Truist Park, resulting in a disappointing 5-1 loss. On […]
Francisco Lindor watches end of Mets’ loss from on-deck circle
ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor stood in the on-deck circle Tuesday night, ready to pinch-hit in the ninth inning, but the game ended before he got his chance. But Lindor's readiness to return, albeit perhaps in a limited role, with the Mets was the most positive sign of the past week and a half. “Let's see […]