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PHILADELPHIA — An unsexy but important piece of the Mets’ hot start was on display again Sunday: They have not been streaky.

PHILADELPHIA — With back-to-back rainouts, the Phillies had plenty of time to mull over a historic defeat at the hands of the Mets on Thursday, but they were quick to turn things around on Sunday in Game 1 of their doubleheader against New York. The Phillies offense did a good…

PHILADELPHIA — For the second straight day, the Mets game against the Phillies was postponed due to rainy weather.

On Oct. 3, 2021, Giants’ pitcher Logan Webb tucked a home run just inside the left field pole at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.

NEW YORK — As Mets manager Buck Showalter likes to say: “Tell the baseball gods your plans and they’ll laugh in your face.”

They also bring rainouts, which we saw a lot of this month. We also saw too many injuries. But we never see too many questions.

LOS ANGELES — The strain had been evident for almost a year.

Don’t look now, but Mets fans might have reason for optimism this season.

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NEW YORK — One strikeout, followed by another whiff, and then another. Suddenly, nine consecutive batters retired, including 17 of the last 18. This was getting real; Max Scherzer had the look.

CLEVELAND — With an 8-1 win Sunday against the Guardians, the San Francisco Giants secured their first sweep of the season, won their fifth straight game and improved to 7-2. Here are some takeaways from their red-hot start to the season.