New York Mets’ on-base machine Brandon Nimmo continued his recent rampage at the plate Tuesday night, going 3-for-5 with two RBI’s, coming up a double shy of the cycle. Batting leadoff for the sixteenth time this season, Nimmo began his night with a screaming liner that was caught by the third baseman. The resilient Nimmo came up to the plate in the third, looking to straighten out that...
Read More
Walker Lockett gave us what we all expected to get out of him — an outing with spurts of success that ultimately did not get the job done for the Mets. Lockett was called upon on short notice, after Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom was scratched this afternoon with neck tightness. Lockett was quite unsuccessful for the orange and blue in 2019, appearing in eight games, starting two, and putting up...
Read More
The starting pitching continued to be problematic for the Mets on Tuesday night, this time at the hand of Steven Matz, who went a measly three innings in his performance against the division rival Washington Nationals. Matz looked strong in his first couple batters, getting speedy sensation Trea Turner to line out to center before striking out Adam Eaton for the second out of the inning....
Read More
Rick Porcello improved on his last start during his performance Friday night, but still was not the pitcher the Mets need him to be in order to be successful in 2020. Porcello struggled early, getting two quick outs before allowing a single to recently COVID recovered Freddie Freeman. This base hit opened the flood gates, as Marcell Ozuna singled and Matt Adams followed with a base hit of his...
Read More
Jacob deGroms’ season debut went more or less as expected in the eyes of Mets’ fans – a dominant performance, minimal run support, and a no-decision. After throwing a simulated game this past Sunday in preparation for Opening Day, deGrom took the hill versus the division-rival Atlanta Braves in a battle of the aces, as 22-year-old sensation Mike Soroka started for the...
Read More
