The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Citi Field by the score of 4-3. This was the first win of the season for the Mets, now with a 1-3 record on the season. Jenrry Mejia started for the Mets and had a solid outing despite some control issues. He allowed just one run on four hits, tossing 101 pitches through 6.0 innings of work. Mejia’s pitch count was effected by his 5...
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The Mets are off to their worst start since 2005. They were swept by the Nationals, and outside of the starting pitching and Juan Lagares, there were not many bright spots in the season’s first series (of course Mr. Wright a perpetual bright spot). The bullpen appears to be the biggest problem. After Bobby Parnell blew the save on Monday, and now awaits possible surgery, the rest of the...
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Las Vegas 9 , Fresno 2 Rafael Montero was dominant in his first outing of the season. The right hander tossed six shutout innings, allowed just four hits and struck out six while walking none. Kirk Nieuwenhuis went 4 for 4 with a homer, two runs scored and an RBI. Zach Lutz drove in four on a grand slam. Cesar Puello had a tough go in his first taste of PCL, going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts....
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The season has just begun for the Las Vegas 51′s and our aliens over on the West Coast have enough talent to rocket up to the big leagues sooner rather than later. Tonight, Rafael Montero was right on the ball with his stuff. It’s Rafael Montero’s first full season with the 51′s and he has brought the spotlight from Broadway all the way to Sin City. The one thing we all say about Montero is how...
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The packed stadium was now empty. The dressings of Opening Day gone. Day turned to night. And the Mets still in search of their 2014 offense. For the first time since 2005, the Mets will start the season 0-2. Also, for the first time since 1997, they start the season 0-2 at home. The Nationals defeated the Mets 5-1 in mundane fashion on a chilly, Wednesday night. It is still extremely early in...
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