The New York Mets will look to avoid getting swept this afternoon by the Philadelphia Phillies who took the first two games of the series. Left-handed reliever Sean Gilmartin will make his first MLB start for the Mets opposite Phillies right-hander Jerad Eickhoff (2-3, 3.07) at Citizens Bank Park in a rare 12:05 PM matchup. Steven Matz, who was scratched because of continued tightness in his...
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The team breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday night, when x-rays on Yoenis Cespedes came back negative and revealed no broken bones. He was diagnosed with contusions on his ring and middle fingers on his left hand. “I felt the pain when I first got hit,” Cespedes said after the game. “I didn’t think it was broken, but I was relieved when the X-Rays came back negative.” Terry Collins is giving...
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Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News is reporting that Bartolo Colon intends to pitch in 2016. Colon, who will turn 43 next year, has won a total of 218 games in his career and hasn’t been showing any signs of slowing down. “I think for personal records I think I was OK. I know 14-13 means a lot for me. I think I did everything in my power to help the team and put it in position to win,”...
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With the news that left-hander Steven Matz has been scratched altogether from starting against the Phillies because of back stiffness, manager Terry Collins announced on Wednesday night that left-hander Sean Gilmartin will start for the Mets on Thursday during the series finale at Citizens Bank Park. The start of the game has been moved up to 12:05 PM to try and avoid the brunt of the heavy...
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The Mets (89-69) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (61-97) by a score of 7-5 tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Offense: The entirety of the Mets offense came in the first inning on the strength of two home runs. After the first two batters reached base, Daniel Murphy crushed a three-run shot to right center field, for his 14th on the year. Later in the inning, Michael Conforto launched a...
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