Rafael Montero’s rocky start against the Miami Marlins morphed into a happy ending as the Mets battled back from a six-run deficit to beat Don Mattingly’s school of fish 8-7. After returning from a rainy night in Georgia, in which their postponed 3-1 lead led to nowhere, DL designated Noah Syndergaard’s replacement surrendered five runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, and with no one else to...
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It may not have been Jacob deGrom’s finest moment on the mound, but it was good enough to get a win against his former teammate, Braves newly crowned elder statesman, Bartolo Colon. The Mets bats crushed Colon for five-runs in three innings off a series of faulty sinkers, a far cry from his previous six-inning outing at Citi Field where he gave up a stingy run on two hits. Jose Reyes raked in...
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R.A. Dickey out-dueled Matt Harvey again, adding another former teammate besides Daniel Murphy who’s making a mockery of the Mets. The 42 year-old knuckleballer gave up three runs on four hits with a flurry of floaters that were far more effective than Harvey’s fastballs. Sunday night was really bad déjà vu for Harvey, who surrendered eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs against the...
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To help his teammates shake off a lousy loss, Michael Conforto boosted morale and his batting average with a first inning leadoff homer to center off Julio Teheran. Ender Inciarte reciprocated in the bottom of the inning with his own leadoff shot, and with the score tied at one, Teheran returned to the mound and retired the next nine batters. But in the top of the fourth, Teheran’s pitching...
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The Washington Nationals barrage of 23 runs broke the Mets modest two-game winning streak, but their biggest loss was the early exit of ace Noah Syndergaard to a possible lateral strain. Syndergaard went from not being able to lift his throwing arm over his head on Thursday, to being tattooed for five runs in one inning on Sunday. And after refusing an MRI for his sore biceps, today’s disastrous...
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