The former Met and current Cleveland Indian, Marlon Byrd, was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball for the use of a banned substance. “I alone am responsible for what I put in my body, and therefore, I have decided to forgo my right to an appeal and accept this suspension,” Byrd said on Wednesday. “I apologize for any harm this has caused the Cleveland Indians,...
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We all remember Noah Syndergaard coming out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and pitching a huge scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts including the red-hot Justin Turner to end that inning. On Tuesday night, it was deja vu as Syndergaard once again came out of the bullpen in the seventh inning to preserve ia 4-3 Mets lead. Just as he did in Game 5,...
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New York Mets pitcher, Steven Matz had his streak of seven consecutive wins broken in last night’s 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Matz took a no-decision after the bullpen was unable to hold a 4-3 lead. Matz cruised through the first five innings of the game, not allowing a run. He set a career-high mark of 19 scoreless innings. Matz though seemed to hit a wall in the sixth as he was...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name InningsThe Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Quality Start? Matt Harvey (3-7) 5.0 8 5(5) 1 2 6.08 1.69 No (10/3) Steven Matz (7-1) 8.0 4 0(0) 7 1 2.36 0.99 Yes (8/7) Jacob deGrom (3-1) 7.0 3 1(1) 7 3 2.81 1.19 Yes (8/5) Noah Syndergaard (5-2) 2.1 2 0(0) 3 0 1.87 0.97 No (10/8) Bartolo Colon...
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Memphis Redbirds 9 vs. Las Vegas 51s (27-23) 3 BOX SCORE The 51s lost to the Cardinals Triple-A Affiliate by a 9-3 final score. Dilson Herrera (2B) 0 for 4, .276/ .320/ .492 Gavin Cecchini (SS) 0 for 4, run scored, .293/ .374/ .379 T.J. Rivera (LF) 2 for 3, with a run scored, BB, .374/ .409/ .549 Danny Muno (1B) 2 for 4, 3B, 2 RBI, .224/ .408/ .310 The 51s had a quiet night with bats, only...
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