The New York Mets (35-26, first place in the National League’s eastern division) travel to Washington D.C. to play four games in three days against manager Dave Martinez’s Washington Nationals (30-35, fourth place in the National League’s eastern division). On Thursday, the Mets completed a seven-game home stand against the Padres and Cubs with a 5-2 record, unable to complete...
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The Mets put in a dud of a performance Thursday, mustering two hits–none in the final seven innings–against the Cubs. But that performance is easier to swallow when you win the first three games of the series behind great starts from David Peterson, Taijuan Walker and Jacob deGrom, who had to leave his start yet again with an injury worry. (More on that in a moment.) Marcus Stroman...
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The Mets sent Marcus Stroman to the mound to try and finish off the four-game sweep of the Cubs at Citi Field Thursday night. To do so, the Mets offense had to solve the Rubik’s Cube that is Kyle Hendricks, who had been a tough out for the Mets of late. Stroman was strong per usual as he unleashed his split-change, a new weapon in his pitching arsenal. He threw 22 split-changes on Thursday...
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Stranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 4 (26-11), Syracuse Mets 2 (11-28) Box Score RF Michael Conforto 0-for-4, 2 SO, .143/.143/.143 2B Jeff McNeil 1-for-4, 2 SO, .333/.333/.417 CF Albert Almora 2-for-5, 2B, SB, .231/.310/.423 Conforto played five innings in the field while McNeil and Almora played the entire game. Designated hitter Travis Blankenhorn went 2-for-4 with a double, he’s now...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night by a score of 2-0. It ended the Mets’ three-game winning streak. Marcus Stroman pitched well, going seven innings while giving up four hits and striking out eight. His only blemish was a first inning two-run home run by Javier Baez. That was all the run support Cubs pitching needed. They held the Mets to just two...
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The Mets entered Thursday’s game looking to finish off a four-game sweep of the Cubs after dominating them in the first three games of the series. Instead, they were absolutely shut down by elite Chicago pitching, as they mustered only two hits and didn’t score a single run, losing by a score of 2-0. Marcus Stroman went seven innings and only allowed two runs, tying his season-high in strikeouts...
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