As the case has been virtually all season – even transcending his strained finger and HFMD diagnoses – Noah Syndergaard had major trouble efficiently working through hitters. Over 115 pitches in just five and two-thirds innings, Syndergaard allowed four runs on two walks and eight hits while striking out five, but also allowing five stolen bases. Going by game score alone,...
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Steven Matz returned from a left flexor pronator strain last night hoping to pick up where he had left off over his last two and a half months of growth. The results were unfortunate, to say the least. Over two innings and 58 pitches, Matz was charged with six runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out two. As he failed to erase the disastrous start in Washington that had...
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Corey Oswalt has now made eight starts this season. For the first time since his first big-league start on June 29 in Miami, the 2017 Minor League Player of the Year allowed more than three runs. In the team’s 24-4 stomping of the Philadelphia Phillies, Oswalt allowed four home runs (all solo shots) and nine hits in six innings. Macroscopically speaking, this was not a particularly...
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For much of the 2018 season, Zack Wheeler has been the strongest testament to Mickey Callaway and Dave Eiland’s respective successes in chiseling out a stronger, more efficient starting rotation. Some elements of his past dominance, such as the refined fastball and sharp control, were certainly on display in the Mets’ 16-5 rout of the Baltimore Orioles last night. For the most part,...
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Jay Bruce started his second straight game with the St. Lucie Mets tonight – this time at first base as he continued his rehab from hip and back problems that had kept him off the field for nearly two months. Out of the three spot (right behind David Wright in the batting order), Bruce went 2-for-4 with two groundouts and two bloop singles. He also fielded a pop fly and two grounders at...
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