SAN DIEGO — The postseason feel was there, with two ace starting pitchers battling Thursday in front of a sellout crowd and runs at a premium for most of the night. If there was a best sign for the Mets, it might have been the manner in which their bullpen withstood the challenge after Luis … Read more
DENVER — This easy schedule is killing the Mets. Continuing a recent trend of playing down to their level of competition, the Mets wasted scoring chances in the mid-to-late innings Tuesday night in a 6-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field. This latest flat performance by the Mets followed a weekend series in Anaheim … Read more
MIAMI — Luis Severino needs to get disappointed more often. Last month, after learning he wouldn’t get to face the Yankees in the Subway Series, the Mets right-hander had one of his sharpest performances of the season, against the Cubs. And Saturday, after he was again denied the wish of facing his former team — … Read more
CHICAGO — Luis Severino may have been disappointed about getting bumped from a Subway Series start, but he didn’t let it affect his performance Sunday night. The Mets ace rebounded from a rough outing in Texas last week and pitched six shutout innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts in his team’s 5-2 victory over the … Read more
Luis Severino had hoped to face his former team when the Yankees and Mets face each other at Citi Field next week, but the right-hander was bumped and will pitch Sunday against the Cubs, in Chicago instead. While Severino was disappointed, one longtime former teammate was not. “I’d rather not face him,” Aaron Judge said … Read more
