The New York Mets (76-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (71-66) by a score of 8-5 on Monday afternoon in DC, extending their first place lead in the NL East to 5 games. Pitching: In the biggest start of his career, Jon Niese was unable to pitch out of the 4th inning. After tossing 3 scoreless innings, he fell victim to Mets-killer Wilson Ramos, who crushed a curveball to left field for a...
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In his sophomore season, Jacob deGrom has pitched even better than he did last season, when he won the NL Rookie Of The Year. On a team with immense pitching talent, he has stood out among the crowd for both his stuff as well as his hair. The ultimate award for a pitcher this day and age is the Cy Young, the award given to the most outstanding pitcher in the National and American Leagues. This...
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Noah Syndergaard has turned heads for his entire baseball career. Before he came up to the Show, he was known for having outstanding stuff which he could not command. Shades of “Nuke” Laloosh in Bull Durham, he threw hard but had no idea where the ball was going. Not even the mascots were safe. This year, pitching under the lights in New York, he has shown his ability to command his...
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The Mets (73-59) were defeated by the Phillies (53-80) by a score of 14-8 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Jon Niese started for the Mets and struggled for the third straight start. He labored through 5 innings allowing 6 earned runs on 7 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. He allowed 1 home run as his ERA increased to 4.17 on the season. With the Mets losing 6-4, Bobby Parnell came...
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The Mets (73-58) beat the Phillies (52-80) by a score of 3-1 Monday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and delivered his best start of the season, tossing 8 scoreless innings while striking out 9 batters and walking one. He allowed only 4 singles, pitching his way to his 3rd win in 4 games and lowering his season ERA to 4.42, having thrown 16 consecutive scoreless...
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