For the second time as a Met, Justin Verlander was on the mound against a team he has faced many-a-time in, the New York Yankees. Prior to being signed as a Met, Verlander had faced the Yankees 23 times. He was a combined 8-7 against his former AL-East opponents as a Tiger and Astro. With the Mets’ 9-3 win over the Yankees Tuesday, he improves to 2-0 against the Mets’ subway-series rival as a...
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With the August 1 trade deadline just eight days away, the rumor mill is beginning to fill and trades are coming to fruition. With the Mets standing at 46-53, and 7.5 games behind the third wild card, they are trending toward being sellers. Here are the reports and deals from today. Report: The Cincinnati Reds are Willing to Part Ways with Jonathan India Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the...
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Prior to July 20, Pete Alonso was just 5-for-44 at the plate, batting .113 for the month of July. That was coming off of a 10-for 66 stretch in June, hitting a meager .152. He totaled just two doubles, four home runs, and nine RBI’s in June and in July, so far, he has just three doubles, two home runs, and eight RBIs. Not only has he struggled offensively, but on Thursday against the Chicago...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets and Red Sox split Saturday’s doubleheader at Fenway Park. The Mets defeated the Red Sox 5-4 in game one, but Boston came back to defeat New York 8-6 in game two. The rubber match is today at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday Night Baseball. In some Mets injury news, Luis Guillorme is headed to the injured list and the Mets recalled Danny Mendick after Guillorme went...
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After taking game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Mets looked to sweep the day in game two. Max Scherzer (8-3, 4.01 ERA) got the ball for the Mets in game two against the former Yankee and Mariner James Paxton (5-2, 3.52 ERA) for the home Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. The long ball was the Mets’ nemesis in game two. Max Scherzer gave up four home runs and Trevor Gott gave up a home run...
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