Happy Independence Day! The Mets begin the homestand with a three game series against the Texas Rangers. Jon Niese (5-4, 2.88) will oppose Yu Darvish (8-4, 2.42) in the Fourth of July series opener at 7:10 PM. Niese earned a win in the Mets’ 5-3 victory over the Pirates on June 28 at PNC Park in his last start. He tossed 6.0 innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs, striking out...
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Losers of three straight, the Mets look to salvage a game in their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves. First pitch in the finale is scheduled for 7:10 PM at Turner Field. Jacob deGrom (1-4, 3.62) looks for his second career win in his 10th major league start. He is up against Julio Teheran (7-5, 2.34) who is looking for his second straight win. DeGrom has allowed just two earned runs in...
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After a gut-wrenching loss to the Braves to open the series in Atlanta on Monday, the Mets will try to regroup tonight at Turner Field at 7:10 PM. Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-2, 3.23) gets the assignment for the Mets and opposes left-hander Mike Minor (2-5, 4.50) for the Braves. Dice-K has a 2.61 ERA since September 8 of last season. That is the 15th-lowest mark in the majors over that span....
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After a disappointing series in Pittsburgh, the New York Mets are back in action against the rival Atlanta Braves, in the first of three on Monday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM at Turner Field. Zack Wheeler (3-8, 4.45) has the duty of getting things back in order, when he faces Alex Wood (6-6, 3.07). Wheeler is coming off his shortest outing in the majors, and Wood looks to build...
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The New York Mets wrap up their four-game series on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 PM at PNC Park. Bartolo Colon (8-5, 3.67) looks to continue his recent run of success on the mound against Edinson Volquez (5-6, 4.35) in the first official game of the second half of the season. Colon has been nothing but outstanding in his last seven starts for the...
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