Mets starter Rick Porcello continued to develop his case for a starting rotation spot with a successful three inning start Thursday afternoon versus the Cardinals. The right-hander went three innings, gave up only two hits, and struck out four in the scoreless outing. His only weakness seemed to be the bat of St. Louis second-basemen Kolten Wong, who amassed two hits against Porcello on the...
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In the historic battle of hotel ottoman versus Mets reliever, a winner is surfacing. That winner looks to be Seth Lugo, who threw his first live bullpen session against Mets batters since fracturing his left pinky toe. Featuring a sharp curveball, the right-hander could look to make his Spring debut later this week. Seth Lugo: filthy, even in BP pic.twitter.com/wZcZ8jZDzl — SNY (@SNYtv)...
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Pure dominance is how most would describe Jacob deGrom’s Grapefruit League debut. The two-time defending Cy Young award winner went three innings, gave up one hit, and struck out two, all while throwing just 33 pitches on the afternoon. Efficiency did not seem to be an issue for the Mets’ ace in his outing against the 2019 World Series winners. DeGrom started off the afternoon with a 97-mph...
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Marcus Stroman worked out of a dicey second in his two-inning performance, giving up one earned run in the Mets 3-2 victory versus the Cardinals on Friday afternoon. After retiring the first two men he faced, Stroman gave up his only run of the appearance, as Paul Goldschmidt took one deep to right-center field for his first of the Spring. Stroman proved unshaken, however, as he got Yadier...
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Newly acquired right-handed starter Rick Porcello threw two scoreless innings Thursday night versus the Marlins, only giving up two base hits and striking out two. Porcello retired the opening duo in the bottom of the first, getting leadoff man Jonathan Villar to ground out before winning an eight-pitch battle with Brian Anderson on a strikeout looking. The Marlins did threaten with two outs,...
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