#Mets rally past Nationals for key skid-snapping win

#Mets rally past Nationals for key skid-snapping win

“#Mets rally past Nationals for key skid-snapping win” A day after acting general manager Zack Scott called the Mets’ current stretch “unacceptably bad,” they took a step toward rinsing off the stench. It required some help from a Nationals roster that was dismantled at the trade deadline, but the Mets gladly accepted it as they…

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#Three main factors behind this Mets collapse

#Three main factors behind this Mets collapse

“#Three main factors behind this Mets collapse” PHILADELPHIA — Even if manager Luis Rojas wouldn’t call it as such, the Mets began their biggest series of the season Friday night. And it started on a wrong note After holding the NL East lead for the last three months, the Mets fell out a half-game out…

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#Mets’ Edwin Diaz flops in return from paternity leave

#Mets’ Edwin Diaz flops in return from paternity leave

“#Mets’ Edwin Diaz flops in return from paternity leave” PHILADELPHIA — Edwin Diaz’s return from the paternity list should have been an “Oh, baby!” moment for the Mets on Friday, but instead turned into a messy diaper. The Mets closer entered to a one-run deficit in the eighth inning, but before it was finished, that…

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#Blown 3-2 call on Soto changed game

#Blown 3-2 call on Soto changed game

“#Blown 3-2 call on Soto changed game” Edwin Diaz, from his vantage point on the mound, felt it was a strike. When he got into the clubhouse and saw the replay, he was convinced. His 3-2 slider to the Nationals’ Juan Soto leading off the ninth inning Friday night should’ve been a strikeout. Instead, home…

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#Mets’ bats fall silent again in loss to Nationals

#Mets’ bats fall silent again in loss to Nationals

“#Mets’ bats fall silent again in loss to Nationals” WASHINGTON — Edwin Diaz didn’t have a lead to protect, but entered for the ninth inning anyway Friday night to face the heart of the Nationals’ lineup, with the hope of getting the Mets to extras with a chance. But Diaz never recorded an out, leaving…

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