After three incredible postseason starts (3-0, 1.80 ERA), Jacob deGrom wasn’t able to continue his playoff dominance last night against the Royals. He allowed four runs and six hits while walking three batters during five innings pitched. “There are a lot of good hitters over there,” deGrom said after the game. “The walks hurt me, and in the fifth I couldn’t stop the bleeding. I felt fine....
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During last night’s telecast, Royals’ catcher Salvador Perez was spotted with a mysterious substance on his shinguard. Kansas City’s manager Ned Yost defended his catcher and told reporters after the game that it was not illegal. “It’s not illegal,” Yost said. “I don’t know what it was. It was brown. It’s not illegal for a catcher to have it on his shinguard. It’s illegal for...
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Even though Matt Harvey didn’t have his best stuff last night, he battled for six innings and kept the team in the game. He allowed three runs and five hits while striking out only two batters. His night started out on a bad note with a homerun to Alcides Escobar on the first pitch of the game, but he quickly settled down and limited the damage. He escaped a jam in the second inning with...
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Despite the Royals success against power pitching this season, Terry Collins and the Mets aren’t concerned. They won’t alter their game plan, and they will continue to do what’s made them successful all year. “Successful pitchers pitch to their strength,” manager Terry Collins said. “If that’s your main pitch, that’s what you’re throwing. What you’ve got to do is make good...
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New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey has been named the Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year. The award was voted on by MLB players, who had Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez finishing in second place. 1. Matt Harvey, Mets — 72 2. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies — 66 3. Joey Votto, Reds — 25 4. Michael Wacha, Cardinals — 13 5. Andre Ethier, Dodgers — 3 6. A.J. Burnett, Pirates — 2 7. Others — 17...
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