Author: John Jackson

Morning Briefing: Mets Begin Final Series Of 2018

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (75-84) beat the Atlanta Braves (89-70) 4-1 on Thursday night at Citi Field behind seven shutout innings from Jason Vargas and home runs from both Kevin Plawecki and Devin Mesoraco. Latest Mets News The Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins (62-96) today which will constitute as their final series of the year. Corey Oswalt (3-3, 6.08 ERA)...

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Game Recap: Mets Beat Braves 4-1 Behind Vargas’ Best Start Of 2018 

The New York Mets (75-84) defeated the Atlanta Braves (89-70) by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night at Citi Field. Pitching Jason Vargas (7-9, 5.77 ERA) ended his 2018 campaign on a high note as he had his best start of the season. Vargas delivered seven scoreless innings for the Mets and held the Braves to a mere three hits while striking out six. With this latest start he lowered his ERA from...

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Morning Briefing: Piazza Helped New York Heal 17 Years Ago Today

  Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets won the opener of their four-game series with the Washington Nationals last night by a score of 5-4 in a 12-inning affair. The Mets used a combined seven pitchers from the bullpen to get through the game after Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.25 ERA) left with two outs in the sixth inning. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.78 ERA) takes the hill tonight...

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Morning Briefing: Salute To The Captain

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (68-78) had an exciting time on the field yesterday as they swept the Miami Marlins (57-89) in a doubleheader which featured a walk-off home run in the first game and a Jason Vargas quality start in the second game. However, the biggest news of the day yesterday came out of David Wright’s press conference where he shared that he’ll make a...

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Game Recap: Mets Sweep Doubleheader With 5-2 Win Over Marlins

The New York Mets (68-78) defeated the Miami Marlins (57-89) by a score of 5-2 in the second game of their Thursday doubleheader at Citi Field. Pitching Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47 ERA) got the nod in this one as he looked to replicate the success he experienced from the middle of August to the end of August. Vargas did exactly that as he delivered a quality start for the Mets. Overall he went six...

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