The New York Mets continue their last three city road trip of the year with a stop in Minneapolis to play a pair against the Minnesota Twins. The nine game trip will conclude with the Mets third jaunt to California this year as they play the San Francisco Giants in a four game set. The Twins games will mark the fifth inter-league series of the year for New York and their second series against...
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The New York Mets got their first post-All-Star Break victory Saturday with a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins. (box score) Noah Syndergaard pitched seven strong innings for the Mets while Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz preserved the win. Syndergaard improved his lifetime record against Miami to 7-1 in ten starts, with a 1.75 ERA. Michael Conforto and Robinson Cano each had two-run homers to account for...
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Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested for cocaine possession on June 7 according to the New York Post. The Post has learned that Gooden was pulled over on the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel for driving too slow and not maintaining his lane. Upon inspection of his vehicle, police found “two small green zip-lock style plastic baggies containing suspected cocaine,”...
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The New York Mets begin their second half of the season with a trio of games against the Miami Marlins. They then play a pair against the Minnesota Twins and complete the nine game road trip with four versus the San Francisco Giants. This road trip will be the last three city excursion the Mets will embark on this year. The Mets will be meeting the Marlins for the fourth series this season, the...
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Perhaps we can mark this date as a turning point in the Mets season. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5 as the bullpen bent but did not break to preserve the important win. (box score). But this game will be remembered because of a four-hit game by All-Star Jeff McNeil described below and a rare show of emotions from the front office on down. It was learned that after the...
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