Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports that Mets ticket sales are up slightly, but that in somewhat contradictory fashion, their TV ratings are down, despite a surprising 15-11 start. Sandomir says that after two collapses followed by five straight losing seasons there is so much apathy within the fan base that many of those fans “will not be instantly overcome.” According to...
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Las Vegas 19 , Reno 2 The 51’s offense exploded on Thursday night in support of starter Jacob deGrom. The right-hander pitched 5.1 strong innings, surrendering one run on six hits. He struck out five Aces and walked one. For the season, deGrom is now 4-0 with a pristine 1.89 ERA. Recently demoted outfielder Andrew Brown had a monster night, going 4 for 6 with a homerun and a double to go...
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Through five starts this season, Thursday’s pitcher Bartolo Colon (2-4) has allowed six home runs. The long ball has bit Colon on numerous occasions this season most notably, via the 2-3-4 portion of the Angels lineup consecutively. During Thursday’s 7-4 loss in Colorado, it bit him again. This time he let Carlos Gonzalez turn on a fastball diving inside, putting Colorado on the board 1-0 in the...
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The Mets (15-12) lost to the Rockies (17-13) by a score of 7-4 on Thursday night in Colorado. Bartolo Colon took the ball for the Mets and struggled mightily. Colon gave up 7 runs on 10 hits and a walk in 4.2 innings, striking out only 3. The Mets got off to a frustrating start in what would be a very frustrating game. Juan Lagares, fresh off the DL, picked up right where he left off by doubling...
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The Mets will open a four-game series against the Rockies on Thursday night in Denver. Bartolo Colon (2-3, 4.50 ERA) opens the series for the Mets and will be opposed by Juan Nicasio (2-1, 5.27) for the Rockies in an 8:40 PM matchup. Colon won his last start against the Cardinals at Citi Field, tossing 7.0 innings, allowing four hits and one run while striking out eight and walking none. He has...
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