The New York Mets (9-10-2) tied the St. Louis Cardinals (7-10) at 1-1 in this afternoon’s contest at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter. Offense The Mets struggled to plate a run through their first seven innings against Michael Wacha, despite scratching off five hits against him. They left six men on base through their first five innings, failing to notch another baserunner until the...
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Recently-sidelined Mets’ infielder Jed Lowrie has begun throwing and hitting, says team general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. “He’s been hitting in the cages both right and left-handed,” Van Wagenen told reporters this afternoon. “We’re going to try to build that up as the days go forward.” Lowrie, 34 going on 35, had complained of soreness in his left...
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The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins by a score of 8-1 this afternoon at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter (box score). Pitching Jacob deGrom allowed two runs and six hits through his first five-inning outing of the spring. Three such hits came in the bottom of the first, with the first baserunner, Brian Anderson, being erased at third on an assist from Juan Lagares. Anderson would...
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With three starts in the books for each of the expected five pitchers in the Mets’ rotation, it may come as a surprise to many that left-hander Jason Vargas leads the five with a 1.08 ERA. Vargas doesn’t come in too far behind the rest of the starters in the other categories, either: he’s struck out eight hitters (third-most behind Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom) and has...
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New York Mets’ skipper Mickey Callaway recently told Newsday’s Anthony Rieber that he plans to use Michael Conforto “exclusively” in right field this coming season, even upon the still-unclear return of Yoenis Céspedes. “Man, he looks great out there,” Callaway said of Conforto. “We had in the back of our mind when we made this decision Cespedes may return at some...
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