Francisco Alvarez gets respite with big homer in ninth in Mets’ win
TORONTO — Francisco Alvarez hit a walk-off home run to beat the Orioles nearly three weeks ago, but the Mets' hopes of the catcher's comeback never materialized. It took another 25 days for Alvarez to hit another home run, but that drought ended on Wednesday when he smashed a home run over the center field […]
Mets roll to ninth straight win, as Jose Quintana picks up 100th career victory
Jeff McNeil didn't pitch for at least the remainder of the regular season and was hitless in his first 4 2/3 innings. That doesn't matter to the Mets, who are doing everything right at the right time of the season. The Mets needed just one more inning to extend their winning streak to nine games, […]
Francisco Lindor’s hit in ninth allows Mets to exhale with win
DENVER — Francisco Lindor didn’t waste a second after loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night. The Mets shortstop had just seen Tyrone Taylor walk on five pitches and knew Victor Vodnick didn’t want to get behind him in the count. Lindor saw a slider on the first pitch and […]
Blumenauer becomes ninth House Democrat calling for Biden to step aside
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Wednesday became the ninth House Democrat to publicly call on President Biden to drop out of the race, joining a chorus of lawmakers expressing concern about the president and the Democratic Party’s chances of winning in November’s presidential election. “No president has accomplished more under difficult circumstances than President Joe […]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer Ninth House Dem Calling Biden to Step Down
Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon became the ninth House Democrat to call on Biden to step down from the campaign and allow someone else to run. In a statement released Wednesday, the senator said Biden should not be the presidential nominee, without mentioning his poor performance in the debate with former President Donald Trump. “No […]