With just a day’s notice, Gabriel Ynoa was placed onto the mound at Citi Field for his first major league start. Though he did not have much time to prepare for his matchup against the Minnesota Twins, he succeeded. Ynoa went 4.2 innings while allowing four hits and just one run. He walked one batter on the day but had sat down eight by way of strikes. Ynoa was pulled just one out shy of...
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New York Mets outfielder, Michael Conforto was given a rare opportunity to start Sunday and he made the best of the opportunity. The 23-year-old Conforto went 2-for-4 on the day with two singles and two RBI as he snapped an 0-for-10 skid. It was his first multi-hit game since August 2 and his first multi-RBI game since June 8. It has been a trying season for Conforto but Sunday was a step in the...
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3 Up 1. Bart Throws Up 0’s Where would the Mets be without Bartolo Colon? Colon, who is now 14-7 on the year, threw seven fantastic innings of three-hit ball, allowing no runs. In eight of his last nine starts, Colon has pitched at least six innings. He’s won five of his last six decisions dating back to August 1st, while having an ERA of 2.21 during that time frame. 2. Grandyman If it...
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The news of Jacob deGrom’s season-ending injury rocked the Mets. Can these injuries be avoided? Joe Janish, a former D1 player and pitching coach, joins Mike Silva to discuss just that. Joe believes that science and some good practices can help alleviate the rash of injuries. Amazingly the secret may be to copy the routine of 43-year old Bartolo Colon. You can check out Joe’s...
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The New York Mets (80-69) defeated the Minnesota Twins (55-95) by a score of 3-2 at Citi Field Sunday afternoon. The Mets temporarily have sole possession of the first wild-card. Pitching: Gabriel Ynoa was on the mound for the Mets today making his first ever career start in place of Jacob deGrom. The Mets received sobering news that deGrom will undergo surgery and will be lost for the season...
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