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Mets and Yankees win playoff games on same day for first time in 24 years

Oct. 06, 2024 00:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe it's the start of a Subway Series ride? For the first time in 24 years Saturday, the New York Mets and New York Yankees both won a playoff game on the same day. Brandon Nimmo and the Mets pulled off another late comeback, scoring five times in...

Mets starter Kodai Senga goes 2 innings and passes baton to brilliant bullpen in Game 1 NLDS win

Oct. 05, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga slapped the dugout railing in a raw display of emotion, a most unexpected Game 1 starter pumping his fist during an eighth-inning comeback that — have you followed these New York Mets? — should really have been expected by now. New York has...

Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hits a leadoff homer in Game 1 NLDS loss to the Mets

Oct. 05, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber extended his playoff record with his fifth career leadoff homer, launching the third pitch of Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Mets into the second deck at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. Schwarber had two hits, but...

Mets use another October rally to score 5 runs in 8th and top Phillies 6-2 in Game 1 of NLDS

Oct. 05, 2024 21:32 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo keyed another late New York comeback, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning against a pair of All-Star relievers as they rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League...

Phillies waste splendid outing from ace Zack Wheeler as bats go cold in Game 1 loss to Mets

Oct. 05, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler touched 99 mph as he threw all 11 of his pitches for strikes in the first inning Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies' ace offering a tantalizing peek at his dominant playoff outing ahead. Wheeler kept wheeling and dealing from there in the NL...

Speedster Duke Ellis is on Yankees' ALDS roster after playing just 11 major league games

Oct. 05, 2024 18:21 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Duke Ellis was brought back to the Yankees for their last pre-postseason workout. The 26-year-old outfielder did running drills and was told by manager Aaron Boone that he was on New York's AL Division Series roster against Kansas City. “Big smile on my face of...

Pete Alonso is first big star of the postseason; MLB's playoffs move to the Division Series

Oct. 04, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

Pete Alonso was one of the stars of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Series round, hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning on Thursday night to lift his New York Mets over the Milwaukee Brewers for the series win. It was a legacy-defining moment for a slugger scheduled to...

Mets, Phillies set for 1,082nd head-to-head game and 1st in a playoff series

Oct. 04, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry — from Jim Bunning's Father's Day perfect game to New York's epic collapse in the 2007 NL East race, to each team scoring 20-plus runs against the other and all the way to a London series this season — and one...

Mets' victory over Brewers in NL Wild Card Series decider was ESPN's most-watched game in 3 years

Oct. 04, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The New York Mets' 4-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series averaged 4,017,000 viewers on ESPN and streaming, making it ESPN's most-watched Major League Baseball game in three years. ESPN...

Mets name Kodai Senga their Game 1 starter against the Phillies in the NLDS

Oct. 04, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga, who has thrown just 5 1/3 major league innings all year, is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a...