Armed with a 5.5 game lead over the Washington Nationals, the first place New York Mets will host the Philadelphia Phillies for three games beginning tonight at Citi Field. Veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon (11-11, 4.65) will oppose rookie right-hander Jerad Eickhoff (1-1, 2.25) for the Phillies in the series opener at 7:10 PM. The Mets are 12-1 against the Phillies this season. The Mets are...
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The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept by the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets will send Noah Syndergaard (8-6, 3.19) to the mound on Sunday to oppose Red Sox left-hander Wade Miley (10-10, 4.51) in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:10 PM. Terry Collins is resting Yoenis Cespedes for the first time since the outfielder joined the Mets on Aug. 1. David Wright,...
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The New York Mets (71-57) look to bounce back on Saturday afternoon after having their seven game winning streak snapped by the Boston Red Sox (59-69) in last night’s series opener. Getting the start for the Mets is right-hander Jacob deGrom (12-6, 2.26) who will oppose right-hander Joe Kelly (7-6, 5.18) for the Red Sox in a 4:05 PM matchup at Citi Field. New York is tied for fourth in the...
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After having swept a four-game series from the Phillies in Philadelphia, the New York Mets return home to Citi Field to host the Boston Red Sox for a weekend series. Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.57) opposes rookie left-hander Henry Owens (2-1, 4.50) in the 7:10 PM series opener. Harvey will make his first appearance in 11 days after skipping a turn in the rotation last Sunday in Colorado....
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The New York Mets will try to complete a four game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Overall, the Amazin’s are 11-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies this season. Left-hander Jonathon Niese (8-9, 3.80) gets the nod for the Mets and he opposes right-hander Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.67) for the Phillies at 7:05 PM. The last time the Mets swept a four-game series...
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