After taking the first game of the weekend series on Friday, the New York Mets will try to expand their first place lead against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Jacob deGrom (7-4, 2.42 ERA) takes the mound for the Mets and faces Braves ace Shelby Miller (5-2, 1.84 ERA) in what should be a great pitching fuel at Citi Field. First pitch is at 4:10 PM. The Mets are 23-10 at home which is tied for...
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The first place New York Mets welcome the Atlanta Braves to Citi Field for a weekend series beginning tonight at 7:10 PM. Bartolo Colon (8-4, 4.52 ERA) starts for the Mets and opposes left-hander Alex Wood (4-3, 3.36) for the Braves. The Mets are 21-11 vs. the NL East this year, including 15-5 at home. The .656 winning percentage is the best among all the NL East teams. Mets pitchers lead the...
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The New York Mets will finish off their series with the San Francisco Giants tonight at Citi Field as Jon Niese (3-6, 4.46 ERA) takes on Tim Lincecum (6-3, 3.29 ERA) at 7:10 PM. After dropping the first two games of this series to the Giants, the Mets will look to avoid being swept in a three-game series. The last time the Mets were swept in a three-game series by the Giants was June 6-8, 2014....
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After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Chris Heston who twirled a no-hitter against the Mets in the first of three games against the Giants, the two teams will go at it again at Citi Field tonight. The Mets will send Matt Harvey (6-3, 3.05 ERA) to the mound against the Giants’ veteran Tim Hudson (3-5, 4.41 ERA) in a 7:10 pm matchup. Harvey has 20 strikeouts over his last two starts and has...
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The first place New York Mets host the defending-champion San Francisco Giants in a three-game series beginning Tuesday at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (2-3, 3.77 ERA) opposes right-hander Chris Heston (5-4, 4.29) in the 7:10 PM series opener. New York is 21-8 at home this year, which is the second-best start in team history after 29 home games The 1986 Mets were 22-7. The .724 home winning...
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