Stat Line: (W 12-6) 7.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 6 SO, 1 BB Jacob deGrom proved he doesn’t need his best command to be deGrominant. Similar to Matt Harvey against the Colorado Rockies last week, deGrom struggled commanding his pitches knee high and low in the strike zone. In order to adapt, deGrom attacked the strike zone throwing 70% of his pitches for strikes. Specifically, deGrom threw 76% strike...
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It is now Playoffs or Bust time for the Mets and the latest baseball odds have the team’s chances of winning the World Series in the top five of all MLB teams. With the team sitting on a 4.5 game lead and the Magic Number down to 40 entering play on August 19th, making the playoffs is the only option or else the 2015 season will go down as another collapse. I’m not trying to be overly...
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I have a confession to make… When Tyler Clippard failed to get those two left-handed hitters out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s game, I was sweating and pacing. Those old feelings of doom and gloom started creeping back. With the Mets up 5-1 Clippard, who is among the best in the game in getting left-handed hitters out, allowed a one-out walk to the dangerous...
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Las Vegas (68-56) 6, Iowa 5 Walk-Off For the second straight night the 51’s beat the Cubs in walk-off fashion after Danny Muno hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the 12th inning on Monday night. Dan Rohlfing was hit by the pitch as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to end the game last night. The win holds the 51’s lead in the Pacific Southern...
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Yet another scintillating performance from Jacob deGrom on Tuesday night as the Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 5-3 at Camden Yards. Continuing to make his case for the Cy Young Award, deGrom overpowered a strong Baltimore offense allowing just one run on five hits while walking one and striking out six in 7 2/3 innings pitched. He had everything working perfectly, using his...
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