Month: August 2017

Reynolds and Cecchini Flying to New York With Injuries Mounting

New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud was forced to start Wednesday night at third base for the first time in his career. During the game against the New York Yankees the Mets bounced him around second and third to keep him away from the hitters pull side. It worked with him never getting a ground ball and only one pop-up in the ninth inning. Wilmer Flores was scratched from the original...

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Harvey, Familia With Scoreless Rehab Appearances

New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey made his second rehab start last night for the Brooklyn Cyclones and threw three scoreless innings. In those three innings he allowed only one hit, walked nobody and struck out three. He was sitting in the 90-93 MPH range with his fastball and topped out at 94 MPH. He threw 36 pitches with 26 of them being strikes. This was the second rehab start for...

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Morning Briefing: Final Subway Series Showdown

Tonight, the final game of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees will take place at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. Steven Matz has the ball for the Mets and will toe up against Luis Severino. Last night, the Mets lost 5-3 in another game decided late. The Mets manufactured some runs to stay in it but the Yankees offense was able to best them late in the game. Robert Gsellman...

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Rapid Reaction: Bullpen, Judge Lead Yankees To 5-3 Win Over Mets

The New York Mets (53-65) lost to the New York Yankees (64-55) by a score of 5-3 Wednesday night at Citi Field. Pitching Robert Gsellman made his return from a hamstring injury and delivered a decent performance. In 5.1 innings he allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks, striking out two. One of those earned runs came on a long Aaron Judge solo home run into the upper deck...

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MMO Game Thread: Yankees vs. Mets, 7:10 PM

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Jaime Garcia (5-8, 4.50) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (5-5, 6.16) SNY • ESPN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Subway Series comes home tonight. The first two games of the home and home series have been forgettable for the Mets (unless you are Dom Smith, congrats on your first major league homer!) as the Mets...

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