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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeff McNeil hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning, Kevin Pillar added a three-run homer and the New York Mets went deep seven times Monday night to pull out a wild 15-11 win over the slumping Cincinnati Reds. Michael Conforto connected twice, including a solo shot that capped a five-run outburst in the 11th as the NL East leaders finally put this one away and handed Cincinnati its fourth straight loss to open the second half. New York shook off a season-high four errors — all in the first two innings. Three were committed by shortstop Luis Guillorme, subbing for in...

Conforto, Mets overcome early gaffe to top Pirates Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to complete a huge comeback and the New York Mets overcame an embarrassing gaffe by All-Star pitcher Taijuan Walker to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Sunday. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT PITTSBURGH — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to complete a huge comeback and the New York Mets overcame an embarrassing gaffe by All-Star pitcher Taijuan Walker to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Sunday. Trailing 6-0 in the first inning, the Mets rallied to salvage a rug...

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Usually in weeks where the position player meter is ugly, the pitching meter swoops in to save the day. This week, the position player meter was not all that ugly, but the pitching meter is not saving the day. The Mets have relied on lights out pitching all season long, but this week, there were some poor performances to discuss. Sometimes, the Mets overcame them. But other times, they did not. Given the injuries to starters Joey Lucchesi and David Peterson (and the team still awaiting the returns of Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard) and injuries to long...

Syracuse Mets split doubleheader with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Kyle Evans covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. The Syracuse Mets and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split their Wednesday doubleheader after game two was called because of rain in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Mets up, 5-0. Left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda impressed in his Mets debut, pitching three scoreless innings to lead Syracuse to the win in game two. In game one, desp...

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Shortly before their series opener in Atlanta this evening, the Mets called up left-handed pitcher Thomas Szapucki and designated right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff for assignment. Eickhoff made just two starts for the Mets, and while he pitched fairly well in his first start, he had a 4.50 ERA and 8.35 FIP in those two starts thanks to a rough outing against the Nationals last night. The 25-year-old Szapucki had been with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to start the 2021 season, and in 34.2 innings of work, he had a 4.41 ERA with 9.87 strikeouts and 5.71 walks pe...