The Mets (79-61) beat the Braves (56-85) by a score of 7-2 on Thursday night in Atlanta, matching their win total from last season with 22 games still to play. Bartolo Colon had a strong game for the Mets, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and a walk in 6.2 innings, striking out 2. Bartolo’s scoreless inning streak was snapped at 31, an MLB record for a pitcher over the age of 42 (he had been tied...
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The Mets (71-58) lost 3-1 to the Red Sox (60-69) on Saturday evening at Citi Field. Jacob deGrom pitched well for the Mets after a disastrous start his last time out. DeGrom went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 10. The Mets got leadoff baserunners in four of the first five innings against Joe Kelly, but failed to cash in. DeGrom held Boston hitless for the first...
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The Mets (71-56) beat the Phillies (50-78) by a score of 9-5 in 13 innings on Thursday night in Philadelphia, completing a four-game sweep of their formerly formidable rivals and extending their winning streak to seven. Jon Niese struggled on the mound for the Mets, although all of the damage came in one inning. Niese allowed five runs on five walks and five hits in six innings of work. After...
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As I arrived in Philadelphia for my sophomore year at UPenn, the Mets arrived in The City of Brotherly Love for a four-game set against the Phillies. So with Jacob deGrom on the hill for the series opener and David Wright making his long-awaited return to the field, the decision to go to Monday’s game was easier than pulling Eric O’Flaherty against a righty. I was rewarded with the...
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In the Coorsiest Game Ever Played, The Mets (65-56) outslugged the Rockies (49-71) en route to a 14-9 win in the series opener, stretching their NL East lead to 5 games. Bartolo Colon struggled on the mound, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 3.2 innings, striking out 1 and serving up 3 home runs. Colon was hit on his pitching arm (even the pitchers were hitting Bartolo in this one)...
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