Despite allowing two solo home runs to DJ LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado in the first inning, Noah Syndergaard settled down and delivered a solid performance. The Mets’ rookie yielded only one more run the rest of the way as he struck out five batters during seven strong innings. Syndergaard says that he’s struggled early in games this year because it’s taken him time to get warmed...
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Following Matt Harvey’s dominant performance Tuesday against the Rockies, Jacob deGrom responded with a stellar outing of his own. He fired seven shutout inning while striking out ten to earn his 11th win of the season. Colorado’s lineup looked completely overmatched as deGrom annihilated them with his explosive heater and electrifying breaking pitches. “I was trying to throw...
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During the Mets 4-0 win over the Rockies, Juan Lagares had one of his best games of the season. He collected three hits in five at-bats, and he drove in two RBI. He led off the game with a double in the first inning, and he then belted another extra base hit that drove in Travis d’Arnaud and Ruben Tejada in the 9th inning to extend the Mets’ lead. George Wills of the NY Post says...
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Matt Harvey was overpowering versus the Colorado Rockies last night. He fired eight scoreless innings while striking out four batters to gain his 11th win of the season. He dominated the Rockies’ lineup for the entire contest as his fastball and changeup command were on point. Harvey did not walk a single batter all evening. Harvey’s stuff was so good that Terry Collins believed he...
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Jon Niese turned in another strong performance last night as he allowed just two runs while striking out five batters in seven innings. Despite his struggles earlier in the season, Niese has been one of the most consistent and unheralded members of the Mets’ rotation. In 135 innings this year, Niese owns a 3.46 ERA and has a 7-9 record. He has struck out 91 batters, and has walked only 37....
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