Author: Former Writer

Josh Smoker Earns First Career Win

In what undoubtedly was the biggest game of Josh Smoker’s young major league career, he excelled. Smoker was called upon to pitch in the top of the 10th inning in a 1-1 ballgame that the Mets needed to take in the worst way. Smoker would have a great inning, retiring the Marlins in order. The inning included strikeouts of Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto. Of the 14 pitches he threw, 11...

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The Thrill of Victory

At this point of the season every game feels like a must-win. Especially for a team who finds themselves trailing in a playoff race. The current series against the Marlins is a big one for the Metropolitans and boy did they start it off on the right foot. The Mets gambled Monday night, skipping Jacob deGrom and starting Rafael Montero, it worked out. Montero had an interesting night on the mound...

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Cespedes Walk-Off Homer Gives Mets 2-1 Win Over Marlins!

The New York Mets (67-64) defeated the Miami Marlins (67-64) by a score of 2-1 at Citi Field Monday evening in extra innings.  Pitching: Rafael Montero was on the mound for the Mets tonight facing Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and he did about as well as could have reasonably been expected.  Montero walked far too many batters tonight but he was able to give the Mets five scoreless innings allowing...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Can’t Complete Sweep Against Phillies

3 Up 1. Big Sexy’s Big Bat On Friday night Bartolo Colon was sharp through the first seven innings, only allowing run on two hits and eventually hitting a wall in the eighth inning. The big story however was Colon’s bat. Colon ended up going 2-3 including hitting a double and scoring two runs. Colon ended up getting the win after going seven innings and allowing four runs and striking out six....

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Collins Cannot Continue to go to Hansel Robles in Big Spots

With the Mets having an opportunity to sweep the lowly Phillies Sunday, Terry Collins made a questionable call to the bullpen. With bases loaded and nobody out, Hansel Robles was called upon to try to clean up the mess. The problem is though that Robles has not been effective at all in the month of August. In 13 innings this month, Robles had given up 14 runs (all earned) on 15 hits and ten...

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