The hot bats that were cooled a day earlier in Los Angeles didn’t get much warmer at blustery Oracle Park on Monday. Pete Alonso’s fifth-inning home run brought hope for the Mets and there was a brief ninth-inning rally,
Jose Quintana strikes out four batters over five-plus innings of work against the Giants Vincent Goodwill and Amin Elhassan react to (just about) every Round 1 game of the NBA Playoffs after the first games have been played over the weekend.
The Mets looked like a force for two weeks. But in the last two days, the momentum has stalled. Give credit where it’s due, the Mets ran into two good pitchers in Los Angeles and San Francisco, one ace (Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow) and one who could emerge as one (Giants rookie right-hander Keaton Winn).
New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo, left, scores past San Francisco Giants pitcher Camilo Doval during the ninth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP
The Miami Marlins have struggled to find a good catcher for the last few seasons. They had one, mind you, when J.T. Reamuto was behind the dish. Drafted in 201