Author: Elliot Teichman

Pirates vs Mets Preview: Familia To DL, Burke Recalled, Ike Batting Cleanup

Mom’s Day Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Ike Davis – 1B Lucas Duda – LF John Buck – C Mike Baxter – RF Juan Lagares – CF Matt Harvey – RHP Game Notes In three of his first 17 career games, Matt Harvey has allowed one hit and thrown at least 7.0 innings…That is the most such games in the major leagues since 1916…Five other pitchers (Anibal Sanchez,...

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Pirates vs Mets Preview: Banner Day Pics, Niese On The Hill, Wright’s Batting Third

Banner Day Lineup Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B John Buck – C Justin Turner – 1B Marlon Byrd – RF Andrew Brown – LF Juan Lagares – CF Jonathon Niese – LHP Game Notes As you can see, David Wright is in the lineup today after fouling a ball off his left knee in the first inning last night and being removed later in the game. “It’s pretty sore, but he thought he could...

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Pirates vs Mets: Marcum Hoping For A Solid Start, Turner At 2B, Recker In For Buck

Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada, ss Justin Turner, 2b David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, lf Marlon Byrd, rf Ike Davis, 1b Anthony Recker, c Juan Lagares, cf Shaun Marcum, rhp Game Notes  New York collected its fourth walk-off win of the year last night. The Mets are tied for second in the majors with the Giants with their four walk-off victories. Cincinnati is first with five such wins. The Mets last...

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Pirates vs Mets Preview: Tejada Leading Off, Turner Gets Nod At 1B, Gee On The Hill

Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada SS Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B John Buck C Justin Turner 1B Marlon Byrd RF Andrew Brown LF Juan Lagares CF Dillon Gee RHP Game Notes New York will play consecutive four-game series (vs. Pittsburgh and at St. Louis) for just the third time since 2008. The Mets played two straight four-game sets last year, July 26-August 2 at Arizona and at San Francisco. The Mets...

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White Sox vs Mets Preview: Spin Is In, Duda Cleaning Up, Hefner Looks To Complete Sweep

Game Notes The Mets held the White Sox to one hit over 10 innings last night. It was the second 10-inning one-hitter in team history. Terry Leach hurled a 10-inning one hitter on October 1, 1982 at Philadelphia in a game the Mets won, 1-0. Luis Aguayo had a fifth-inning triple in that game. The last 10-inning one-hitter in the majors was May 28, 2011 when the Twins won 1-0, holding Anaheim to...

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