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Bader, Taylor spark 4-run first inning, Díaz not used, Mets beat Marlins 7-3 to avoid series sweep
MIAMI (AP) — Harrison Bader and Tyrone Taylor each drove in two runs in a four-run first inning, star closer Edwin Díaz was not used in a save situation and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday for just their second win in seven games. Brandon Nimmo homered and...
Mets closer Edwin Díaz's role fluid after latest flop
Edwin Díaz's role with the New York Mets has become fluid after the closer's messy blown save against Miami. The two-time All-Star has blown two consecutive save chances and three of his last four, the latest when he squandered a four-run lead in the ninth inning of Saturday's...
Mets closer Edwin Díaz open to different role as struggles mount and confidence wanes
MIAMI (AP) — Edwin Díaz is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets — even if that means losing his job as closer. Amid a terrible start to the season in which he's blown two consecutive save chances and three of his last four, the star reliever with a $102...
Bell hits tying homer as Marlins score 4 in 9th off struggling Díaz and rally past Mets 10-9 in 10
MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz in a four-run ninth inning, the latest costly meltdown by the struggling New York Mets closer, and Otto Lopez singled home the winning run in the 10th as the Miami Marlins rallied for a 10-9 victory Saturday. Lopez sent a...
Mets beat Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings to avoid home-and-home sweep
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning and the New York Mets overcame another blown save by Edwin Díaz, avoiding a four-game sweep in a home-and-home set with a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. ...
Stott homers in 9th off Edwin Diaz, adds tiebreaking SAC fly in 10th as Phillies edge Mets 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a leadoff homer in the ninth against All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and delivered the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the MLB-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-4 Monday night. The Phillies trailed 4-2 before Díaz...
Nimmo, Manaea and Díaz lead the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning that sent the New York Mets to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Sean Manaea (2-1) pitched six effective innings and Edwin Díaz rebounded from a blown save Sunday as the Mets...
Arozarena hits tying homer off Díaz in 9th, DeLuca's 2-run triple in 10th lifts Rays over Mets 7-6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, Jonny DeLuca lined a two-run triple in the 10th and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Automatic runner José Caballero...
Morel hits tiebreaking HR off Díaz in 9th and Cubs top Mets 3-1 after spoiling Severino's no-hit bid
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer off Edwin Díaz to snap a ninth-inning tie and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Monday night after being held hitless by Luis Severino into the eighth. “It was just really cool to just see us like, stay in it,”...
The Mets' bullpen with a healthy Edwin Díaz has helped New York rebound from a rough start
Edwin Díaz's season-ending knee injury in March 2023 was probably the first sign the season wouldn't go as planned for the high-priced New York Mets. Now he's back, leading a bullpen that has helped the Mets recover nicely from a poor start. New York has won 12 of 16...
