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All season, the Mets had a significant problem at the catcher position. Travis d'Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki were each batting under .240 with an OPS under .700 at the end of August and minimal history of success to look back on, particularly in Plawecki's case. But both have had a surge of production that may help simplify an issue for a team facing a very complicated offseason. On September 1, d'Arnaud was sitting on a .232/.281/.394 slash line over 306 plate appearancesm -- a deeply disappointing season in which he finally seemed to be capable of staying healthy for a long stretch. Since the beginning of the month, though, he has been on fire, batting .315/.367/.741 with six home runs in 60 Continue to Article

September 28, 2017 11:45:am EST

Things you should know about tonight's game... 1) Travis d'Arnaud drove in three runs and Dominic Smith hit a pinch-hit three-run homer to highlight a four-run seventh inning. Jose Reyes had two hits, including an RBI double. 2) Robert Gsellman allowed one run and scattered six hits over six innings to defeat the Braves for the fourth time this season. The right-hander walked one and struck out four in his final start of the year. 3) Jamie Callahan, Chasen Bradford and Paul Sewald combined for three scoreless innings in relief. News and notes... The Mets won the final three games of their final homestand to finish 37-44 at Citi Field, the club's worst record at home since 2013 (33-48). Only the Continue to Article

September 27, 2017 10:15:pm EST

All season, the Mets had a significant problem at the catcher position. Travis d'Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki were each batting under .240 with an OPS under .700 at the end of August and minimal history of success to look back on, particularly in Plawecki's case. But both have had a surge of production that may help simplify an issue for a team facing a very complicated offseason. On September 1, d'Arnaud was sitting on a .232/.281/.394 slash line over 306 plate appearancesm -- a deeply disappointing season in which he finally seemed to be capable of staying healthy for a long stretch. Since the beginning of the month, though, he has been on fire, batting .315/.367/.741 with six home runs in 60 Continue to Article

September 27, 2017 6:47:pm EST

Before the game, the New York Mets saluted their top minor leaguers during an awards ceremony at Citi Field. Travis Taijeron singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and New York rallied late to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday. The 28-year-old rookie was selected by the Mets in the 18th round of the 2011 draft and spent the last three years at Triple-A Las Vegas, compiling a .274 batting average with 69 homers and 237 RBIs. Continue to Article

September 27, 2017 1:06:am EST

The Mets (67-90) play the third game of a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves (71-85) on Tuesday at Citi Field. Who is starting for the Mets? RHP Rafael Montero (5.30 ERA/4.26 FIP, 1.72 WHIP), who has lost back-to-back starts. His latest came against the Marlins where he allowed five runs on seven hits while striking out two and walking two in four innings.  In his last eight starts, Montero is 3-2 with a 3.83 ERA. He has not had the best appearance against the Braves as he is 0-3 with a 7.27 ERA in five games (one start). Who is starting for the Braves? RHP R.A. Dickey (4.32 ERA/4.74 FIP, 1.39 WHIP), who earned the win in his last start against the Nationals. He allowed two runs on four Continue to Article

September 26, 2017 5:30:pm EST