The New York Mets (56-53) were defeated by the Detroit Tigers (60-49) by a score of 4-3 at Comerica Park Friday evening. With a Washington win, the Mets are now 9 games back for the division lead. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he wasn’t at his best. Syndergaard labored a bit as Detroit worked some good at-bats against him all night long. All in all, Thor...
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In 2014 Lucas Duda broke out as a premier power hitting left-handed bat. The move coincided with the Mets trading the man many wanted instead, Ike Davis. After said trade, which was mostly made in part to Lucas’ impressive exit velocity numbers which trumped those of former 32 homerun and 90 RBI producing Ike Davis, the first base job was handed over to Lucas Duda for the foreseeable...
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3 Up 1. Jake the Ace Jacob deGrom has quietly had a very solid season this year for the Mets. After allowing just four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts without allowing a run on Tuesday night, deGrom moved past Noah Syndergaard for the team’s best ERA at 2.40. That ERA is also good for fourth best in the National League. deGrom is now 7-5 on the year and has a 1.55 ERA in his last seven...
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Coming into this season it was reported everywhere as if the Mets starting staff was untouchable. No flaw, issues or anything to be concerned of. Injuries have riddled a staff who will now be looked upon to help carry this team to a second consecutive playoff birth. “[The rotation] is probably not as good as it was expected to be,” GM Sandy Alderson said. “It is third in the majors in ERA, but I...
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Jay Bruce was in the middle of a horrendous slump entering Thursday’s Subway Series finale. He had been batting just .209 with a .246 OBP in his previous 33 games. On a day where Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the 15-day DL, all eyes were on Bruce. He who must now become the Cespedes of 2016 and will be looked upon to carry this offense the way Yo had in 2015. Bruce was up for that...
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