David Peterson toed the rubber for the New York Mets (33-25) as they opened a four-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs (38-28) on Monday. The southpaw entered the game looking to rebound from two poor starts in which he allowed nine earned runs in a combined three innings. Peterson started his night off on the right foot as he retired the first three batters of the night 1-2-3, while picking...
Read More
The New York Mets (26-20) sent Jacob deGrom to the mound as they opened a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (19-36) on Monday. The start was deGrom’s second since returning back from the 10-day injured list, and just like his last one there were no signs of rust. The two-time Cy Young Award winner started his night off by striking out Josh Rojas on three four-seam...
Read More
The New York Mets (21-20) sent David Peterson to the mound as they opened a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies (19-29) at Citi Field. The southpaw entered the game with a 4.97 ERA, 4.12 FIP, and 1.263 WHIP from his prior eight starts of the season. He dominated in the first four innings of his last start before imploding in the fifth to allow a total of five hits, one walk, and three...
Read More
The injury-riddled New York Mets sent Taijuan Walker (3-1, 2.20 ERA) to the mound as they opened a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Coming off three-straight losses and with the potential of going with a bullpen game on Tuesday, the Mets were in need of a good and lengthy start. Walker, one of the best value free agent signings of the offseason, looked to continue his strong...
Read More
The New York Mets recalled southpaw Joey Lucchesi Monday afternoon to take the mound as they sought to fill their fifth-starter spot in the rotation. However, Lucchesi’s time on the mound did not last as long as the Mets had hoped and his start paved the way for a 6-5 St. Louis Cardinals victory Monday night. Lucchesi, who last pitched three innings against the Chicago Cubs on April 22,...
Read More
