Month: July 2017

Rapid Reaction: deGrom Leads Mets to 2-1 Victory Over Phillies

Posted by John Jackson | Jul 1, 2017

The New York Mets (37-42) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (26-52) 2-1 on Friday night at Citi Field. The win marks the Mets sixth in their last seven games. Pitching Jacob deGrom (7-3, 3.71 ERA) took the hill looking to keep up his recent dominance and did exactly that. He went seven innings and gave up three hits, one walk, and one run while striking out 12 Phillies. In his last four starts...

Wright Still Three to Five Weeks Away From Baseball Activities

Posted by John Sheridan | Jul 1, 2017

New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Friday that third baseman David Wright is still roughly three to five weeks from resuming baseball activities. Wright has yet to play in a regular season Major League game and was only able to be a designated hitter in two spring games earlier this year. He was diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement in February and at this point in the...