Matt Harvey picked up his first win of the season last night in what was another shaky start for the “Dark Knight.” Harvey improved his record to 1-3 on the season and lowered his ERA just a bit, to 5.24. He looked at last night’s performance as a step in the right direction as the Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by a score of 6-3. “Still a work in progress,” Harvey said....
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The New York Mets (8-7) defeated the Atlanta Braves (4-12) by a score of 6-3 in the opener of a three game set at Turner Field Friday night. The Mets got off to a quick start with a grand slam from Curtis Granderson and Matt Harvey did just enough to battle through five innings and turn it over to the bullpen and preserve the win. Pitching: Matt Harvey Day? Mets fans have been waiting for their...
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The Mets offense has broken out in Cleveland and Philadelphia. The lone starter who had been late to the party was catcher, Travis d’Arnaud. He though had a productive series in Philadelphia and is showing signs of coming around. “Everything is the same, but it’s nice to get some results, I guess,” d’Arnaud said. “I am just seeing the ball well and trying to keep things simple.” (NY Post)...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets’ starting rotation: Name Innings Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Matt Harvey (0-3) 5.2 6 5(5) 4 3 5.71 1.56 Steven Matz (1-1) 7.0 3 0(0) 9 2 7.27 1.50 Noah Syndergaard (2-0) 7.0 5 1(1) 8 2 0.90 0.95 Logan Verrett (0-0) 6.0 6 0(0) 4 1 0.69 1.08 Bartolo Colon (1-1) 6.0 4 3(3) 4 1 2.89 1.07 Best Start: I seemingly...
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3 Up 1. Another Super Spot Start Logan Verrett made honorable mention in my 3 Up 3 Down last week for his performance against the Miami Marlins, and this week he makes the list for his marvelous outing against the Phillies on Tuesday night. He stepped up yet again in his second spot-start of the season by going six strong innings and allowing just six hits with four strikeouts. Verrett has an...
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