Month: June 2017

The New York Mets took the rubber game of the series in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins. Pitching Seth Lugo started the game and was solid until the sixth inning. He gave up a run in the fourth on a Giancarlo Stanton. He gave up a RBI Single to Martin Prado and had a wild pitch. He eventually got through the inning. His final line was: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 4 K Lugo has now won six straight...

Zack Wheeler will make his return from the disabled list on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The New York Mets right-hander was placed on the 10-day DL on June 21, retroactive to June 20, with right biceps tendinitis. Wheeler is 3-5 with a 5.29 ERA, 1.538 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 66.1 innings spanning 13 starts in 2017. Rafael Montero earned himself another start after allowing only...

Thursday, June 29, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Seth Lugo (2-1, 3.72) vs. RHP José Ureña (6-2, 3.33) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets bounced back last night from their frustrating 6-3 loss in the series opener with an 8-0 win. Curtis Granderson continued his hot streak as he continues to remind me why I love him. On the pitching side, Steven Matz...

Brandon Nimmo’s opportunity at the major league level the past two seasons have been few and far between once the Mets traded for fellow outfielder, Jay Bruce. Nimmo has played in only nine game for the Mets this season and all of them have come off the bench with the loaded outfield of Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto and the aforementioned Bruce. Despite the crowded...

New York Mets prospects Amed Rosario and Tomas Nido have been selected to play in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. The game is July 9 at Marlins Park in Miami. Rosario, 21, who is regarded by some as the top prospect in baseball, will be playing in his second straight Futures Game. Rosario went 1 for 2 and scored a run for Team World in 2016. Rosario is hitting .315/.356/.468 with 15 doubles, six...