Mets reliever Tyler Clippard, who was unavailable on Friday, remains unavailable on Saturday because of back tightness. He injured during his final pregame throw on Friday. “He’s got to get some treatment and then go throw, but he’s pretty stiff this morning,” said manager Terry Collins. Clippard is the Mets regular setup man in the 8th inning, but in his absence on...
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The New York Mets (84-63) defeated the New York Yankees (80-66) by a score of 5-1 on Friday night at Citi Field, taking the opener of the Subway Series and reducing their magic number to clinch the NL East to eight. Pitching: Steven Matz started the game just a bit amped up to say the least, but settled down to put together a great effort and improve to 4-0, in what was the biggest game of his...
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Mets Captain David Wright sat down with Newsday to discuss the current state of New York baseball, and the craving for the Metropolitans to take back the city. “That’s ultimately what New York wants,” Wright said. “They love gritty, younger-type teams, homegrown. And I think that’s what we can provide. We play exciting baseball. You get those fans behind you, you...
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The Miami Marlins are quickly becoming the grinches of September, stealing wins against teams who need them desperately. After the Marlins outplayed the New York Mets in Flushing, they traveled to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals. The pesky Marlins defeated the Nationals by a score of 6-4 tonight which puts the Nats a full 8 games behind the first place Mets in the NL East with 16 games...
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Since returning from the disabled list on September 8, Mets first baseman Lucas Duda has struggled. We all know that Duda is a streaky hitter to say the least, but he has not yet been able to find that groove since coming back. Duda has appeared in eight games since his return and is 3-for-25 with no home runs and one RBI. He has walked six times with five strikeouts. Because of his current...
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