The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets will meet in the postseason for the first time ever in a National League Division Series that promises to have plenty of juice. — Matt Gelb GO DEEPER Phillies to start Cristopher Sánchez in Game 2, Aaron Nola in Game 3 vs. Mets Why the Mets will win Comfort against Philadelphia’s best pitchers. …
PHILADELPHIA — Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo and Harrison Bader hit three-run homers, Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven shutout innings and the New York Mets routed the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Friday night for their 12th win in 14 games. “We’re playing well,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. The Mets’ first three home runs were all three-run drives …
The calendar flipped to April and one of the two unsigned free agents on our list of the top 35 reached an agreement — starter Mike Clevinger returning to the Chicago White Sox on a paltry one-year, $3-million contract. The Giants signed Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman to a one-year, $18-million deal on March 3 and National League Cy …
Bryce Harper blew kisses at a booing crowd to punctuate his home run, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 2-1 in eight innings Friday night for a doubleheader split after Aaron Nola matched a long-standing major league record with 10 straight strikeouts in the opener. Nola tied Tom Seaver’s mark for consecutive strikeouts set 51 years ago, …