It’s been a long time coming for Steven Matz, but he finally came away with a win, his first since May 24th, in last night’s gutsy performance. Against the Diamondbacks no less, who surprisingly only staked Met pitchers to seven runs the day before, Matz tossed 6 2/3 innings, throwing 67 of his total 103 pitches for strikes. While he only notched three strikeouts, the lefty made up...
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In a hitter’s park against a surging Arizona lineup that has ranked fourth, third, and second in the majors in home runs, weighted runs created, and OPS (respectively) over the last two weeks, Jason Vargas was again thrown into the fire. While he was in fact tagged with the loss, Vargas certainly put up a fight that – as the case has been with nearly every starting pitcher the past...
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Zack Wheeler’s final line in last night’s 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves was ugly, to say the least. The Georgia native allowed six earned runs on eight hits and four walks, leaving with two outs in the sixth inning after cruising through the first three innings. His ERA and WHIP rose from 4.57 and 1.3801 to 4.98 and 1.4502, respectively, and is now 2-5 on the season. In some...
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The Steven Matz that took the mound in last night’s loss to the Yankees was not the same number three starter who had turned in a strong, healthy May. While he had pitched to a 2.32 ERA and 1.19 WHIP dating back to a start against the Rockies on the 5th, Matz was unable to keep true to an uncharacteristically liberal 3-0 lead, slowly perishing beneath patient yet ferocious Yankee bats. His...
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In the middle of the first inning, the Baltimore Orioles were already ahead 2-0 against Jason Vargas. Three hard singles, a deep sacrifice fly, and a Mark Trumbo stolen base best characterized an opening act that we had become all too familiar with. To be fair, Vargas was able to record two more outs and get himself out of further trouble, but at 29 pitches already, the writing seemed on the...
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