The New York Mets (63-54) maintained their 4.5 game lead atop the National League East despite consecutive extra-inning losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.61) will get the start on Sunday as the Mets look to avoid getting swept. He will oppose left-hander Jeff Locke (6-7, 4.43) for the Bucs in a 1:10 PM matchup at Citi Field. The Mets rank second in the majors with a 3.18...
Read More
The New York Mets (63-53) will try to regroup after a series-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Jon Niese (7-9, 3.46) will oppose Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.48) in a 7:10 PM matchup at Citi Field. Lucas Duda, who has not played since Monday, is out of the starting lineup for the fifth straight game while he continues to nurse his sore back. Daniel Murphy...
Read More
Boasting a 4.5 game lead atop the National League East, the New York Mets now host the Pittsburgh Pirates for a weekend series at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.76) opposes left-hander J.A. Happ (0-1, 8.31) in Friday’s 7:10 PM series opener. The Mets are a season-high 11 games over .500 (63-52) for the first time since after the game on June 27, 2010 (43-32). The last time the club was 12...
Read More
The New York Mets will be aiming for a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies this afternoon at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (6-6, 3.01) gets the assignment and he opposes right-hander Eddie Butler (3-9, 5.50) for the Rockies in a 12:10 PM matchup. The Mets are a season high-tying 10 games over .500 (62-52) for the fourth time this year. They were 13-3, 14-4 and 15-5 this year.The last time the...
Read More
The New York Mets will enter tonight’s game against the Colorado Rockies with a 2.5 game lead atop the NL East. All-Star Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.13) will start for the Mets and will oppose Jorge De La Rosa (7-4, 4.85) for the Rockies in a 7:10 PM matchup at Citi Field. The Mets have won two in a row and are 8-2 in August, 12-4 in their last 16 games and 21-12 in their last 33 contests. Mets...
Read More
