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Remembering Mets History (2025) Mets Sweep Series with Another Walk-Off Win on a Perfect Home Stand

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Thursday April 17th 2025: Although the Mets had just dropped two games in a three game set in Minnesota, they were 11-7 one game up on top of the NL East. Carlos Mendoza's Mets (11-7) opened up a four game series with Oliver Marmol's St. Louis Cardinals (9-9) In the bottom of the 2nd, Mark Vientos led off with a HR off Andre Pallante. It was his first HR of the year for the struggling Vientos who was hitting just .145. With two outs & Starling Marte on second, the Mets hit three straight base hits. First Bret Baty singled to left scoring Marte with the second run. Tyrone Taylor singled then Francisco Lindor delivered a two run single but was thrown out at third to end the inning. It was 4-0 New York. On the mound, Griffin Canning who had won a spot in the Mets rotation & turned out to be a pleasant surprise had another fine night as he allowed just one run in six innings while striking out his season best eight batters earning his second win (2-1). Reed Garrett, A.J Min...
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Remembering Mets History (2000) NL Champion Mets Have Season Best Win Streak At Nine Games

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The 2000 NL Champion Mets had s tarted out the season with a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Japan. They returned to the United States to continue play four days later. After winning their home opener they lost five of six games to fall to 3-6. After salvaging a win in the last game of a three game set in Philadelphia, they moved on to Pittsburgh where they split the first two of a three game series. New York was finishing up a series in Pittsburgh, getting ready to come home for a ten game homestand.  Sunday April 16th, 2000: The Mets closed out this three-game set with Gene Lamont's Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium. Today all the bats began to wake up as they scored 12 runs on 15 hits with Robin Ventura leading the way. In the top of the 1st inning, Ventura started out his big day with a three run HR off future Met, Kris Benson. The three run HR was Ventura's second long ball of the year.   In the bottom of the 1st after a hit by p...
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