For the third straight time, Jason Vargas started a game for the Mets and impressed. In perhaps his best start of the season last night, Vargas held the Washington Nationals scoreless through six innings, allowing just three hits in the Mets’ 3-0 victory. With six shutout innings, Vargas went somewhere he hadn’t been since September 21, 2017. The lefty also didn’t walk a single...
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It was a day of firsts for Jacob deGrom, although perhaps not his best in the Mets’ 3-1 loss to Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants. DeGrom walked four batters for the first time since June 12, 2017. His 42.6% fastball rate was his lowest figure since June 30 of this season, and his average velocity of 95.6 mph was his lowest since that day as well. Even with his struggles,...
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Just a few days removed from a disheartening loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Noah Syndergaard fought his way back on track with one of his more impressive outings of the season. In the Mets’ 5-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants, Syndergaard lasted just six innings, but allowed just two runs on five hits while walking just one batter and striking out six as he improved to 9-3 on the...
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It was a 3-0 fastball to Evan Longoria that took what little wind there was out of Steven Matz’s sails – a good six minutes into the ballgame, no less. The ball traveled into the back of the field-level seats in left field, giving San Francisco Giants an early 2-0 lead and pushing the lefty’s first-inning ERA up to 10.19 as his voyage for the game’s first out continued....
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Jacob deGrom’s season-long streak of dominance continued into yesterday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies. Just a day removed from a seven-inning, three-hit, 11-strikeout performance from Aaron Nola that ignited discussions about his own standing in the National League Cy Young race, deGrom left an imprint of his own, allowing an unearned run while notching nine strikeouts en...
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