New York Mets in crucial, early 10-game stretch
By Ed Stein
Monday night the New York Mets began the first of an important 10 day period. It was a wild extra-inning affair the Amazins eventually pulled out.
The 2019 Major League Season is only a few weeks old, but the New York Mets are in a crucial 10 day period. Starting Monday the Amazins began a stretch of nine games, with six against NL East Division favorites, the Philadelphia Phillies. That’s roughly one-third of the season series.
This is an opportunity to set the tone for the next few months and possibly the season. Additionally, a few of the remaining series with Philly are scheduling nightmares. The two teams meet June 24-27 at Citizens Bank Park. It will be the final stop on a three-city, 10 games in 10 days trip. It is also days 12-15 of 18 straight games with no day off. There are no pushovers either. Aside from Philly, the Mets play St. Louis, Chicago, and Atlanta (twice).
New York and Philly play two series against each other between August 29 – September 8. That time period is at the height of the playoff chase. Injuries will mount and the fatigue of a long season sets in. These six games in April are just as important as those at the end of the season. The Mets must maximize this opportunity, now.
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Game One
Game one of the 19 game season series took place Monday night. It was a wild contest on Jackie Robinson Day in Philadelphia. Starter Noah Syndergaard got blown up again. Every time NYM took a lead, Philadelphia came right back. For example, the Amazins took a three-zip lead in the top of the third inning. That disappeared when J.T. Realmuto singled in the tying run a few at-bats into the bottom of the inning.
It happened again in the fourth when the Mets blew a two-run lead they got in the top half. Brandon Nimmo‘s solo homer in the sixth was negated when Jeurys Familia blew up in the eighth inning and Robert Gsellman couldn’t bail him out. It wasn’t until an 11th inning error by Rhys Hoskins allowed Juan Lagares to score the winning run, and Edwin Diaz came in to close out the game that the Mets finally won.
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It was one game, but then again it’s just as important as any of the other 162 on the schedule. This one, however, was against a team the Mets need to beat to make the playoffs.