Lucas Duda has been swinging a piping hot bat recently, and that trend continued last night against the Brewers. The Mets first baseman went 1-for-5, however the one hit he had was a two-run home run. The most important thing about that home run, other than the fact it scored two crucial runs, was the fact it was to the opposite-field. Before the game, Terry spoke to reporters about Duda’s...
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Tyler Pill made his first Major League start last night against the Brewers, and despite allowing many baserunners, he ended up pitching well. The only run he allowed would come in the first inning, when his second pitch hit Brewers leadoff hitter Keon Broxton. Eric Thames then singled to put runners on first and second with nobody out before Hernan Perez grounded into the 6-4-3 double play....
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On a night with heavy rain in the forecast, Matt Harvey emerged dry as he delivered his best start of the season. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on six hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. He threw 102 pitches, 67 of which were strikes. The only run he allowed came on a Gregory Polanco solo home run, and while I could say that was his only mistake pitch of the night, that...
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The Mets have selected the contract of starting prospect Tyler Pill from Triple-A Las Vegas. In corresponding moves, the Mets optioned Rafael Montero to Las Vegas and in order to make room on the 40-man roster, moved Seth Lugo to the 60-day DL. With this news, Pill seems the most likely candidate to pitch in place of the injured Tommy Milone on Saturday with Josh Smoker being the other option....
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The Mets lost 4-3 to the Padres last night, but Mets first baseman Lucas Duda certainly does not share the blame. Duda continued his hot hitting as he went 2-for-4 with a home run in the fifth inning as well as an RBI single. That single was the only hit the Mets recorded with a runner in scoring position last night as they went 1-for-9 with RISP. After going 3-for-4 with three RBI Tuesday and...
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