Mets dominated by Giants ace Logan Webb as losing streak hits three
NY Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Luis Severino gave the Mets’ rotation a boost Tuesday night by pitching six innings, looking good in five of them.
The exception cost him and loomed even larger as this suddenly slumping Mets lineup was burrowing further underground against last year’s runner-up in the National League Cy Young award voting.
Logan Webb became the second starting pitcher in three days to pitch eight shutout innings against the Mets, who lost 5-1 to the Giants at Oracle Park.
The Mets, who lost their third straight, got blanked over eight innings by Tyler Glasnow on Sunday on their way to a shutout loss in Los Angeles and followed that with two runs Monday.
Webb allowed only six hits over 106 pitches before the Mets scratched for a run against Tyler Rogers in the ninth.
“[Webb] is one of those pitchers that has a lot of pitches that have a lot of movement, and they come at very different angles,” Starling Marte said through an interpreter. “Whenever he releases, they all look [like] strikes, so you really have to focus and really hope when you make a swing it’s a ball that is located where you can take advantage of it.”
The Jets were quiet on Day 2 of free agency after adding a new quarterback Monday.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Brett Berard has displayed both a fiery passion and an admirable patience in the last six months of his hockey career, which reached the NHL level for the first time at the end of November.
PORT ST. LUCIE — The baseball calendar says the Mets have about two weeks until Opening Day, but Francisco Lindor’s mind is on another timetable as these dog days of spring training pass.
The man with the best nickname on the team is one of the few Knicks who has made it this far relatively unscathed in the court of public opinion.
For a guy who seemingly is always headed out the door, Darius Slayton has a way of never leaving.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Rangers stood by their defensive structure in the immediate aftermath of their Weekend of Missed Opportunities, in which they had two chances to capture the top wild-card spot in the East and failed to do so in such disappointing fashion.
PORT ST. LUCIE — Luis Torrens helped inject life into the Mets’ season last year but now faces even larger responsibilities with the team.
The Jets are having a Fields Day.
SACRAMENTO — P.J. Tucker understands his reputation as a hard-nosed player who is willing to vocalize displeasure.
The Yankees have insurance on Gerrit Cole, which is a positive thing in a very worrisome situation.
Could’ve, would’ve, should’ve, oh, the Rangers might’ve had a weekend if they had only buckled down after taking a 3-1 lead into the final 10 minutes in Ottawa on Saturday.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers’ last two steps to a championship were eliminating the New York teams last October, and it is hard to miss how much of a better February and March Los Angeles is having as well.
The Jets kicked off free agency by keeping one of their own.