The New York Mets showed signs of being a complete team both offensively and defensively in Sunday’s 4-0 win over the Washington Nationals. The Mets struck first in the bottom of the first inning when J.D. Davis, who owns Patrick Corbin in his career, jumped on a 3-1 hanging breaking ball for a two-run home run. The offense scored four runs total via Davis’ two-run homer, James...
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Through three weeks of the still-infant 2021 season, no Met – outside of Brandon Nimmo and his .370/.477/.500 slash line – has regularly contributed enough to back up the stellar starting pitching the team has enjoyed. It seems that of late, though, the two big righties in the Mets’ lineup, Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis, are coming around to do just that. Sunday’s rubber game against the Nationals...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Madison Bumgarner pitched a no-hitter in game two of a doubleheader on Sunday, but MLB will not rule it as an official no-hitter because the game was only seven innings. According to nonohitters.com, Bumgarner’s outing is the 38th unofficial no-hitter. The Mets have a scheduled off day before starting a series against the Red Sox on Tuesday. David Peterson and...
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The Mets can throw some rubber around after all. Combining strong pitching with several outstanding defensive plays, the New York Mets beat the Washington National, 4-0, to take the rubber game of the three game series. Mets starter Taijuan Walker was effective leading the Amazin’s to their second shut-out in three days. Along with some timely hitting, the Mets climbed back over .500 as...
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Sunday, April 25, 2021 • 1:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Patrick Corbin (0-2, 10.95) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (0-1, 3.21) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Saturday was pretty much the opposite of Friday night and now the Mets have a rubber game before another week with multiple off days. The game on Saturday got off to an ominous start as the first batter of the game hit a ball, not well,...
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On Friday night at Citi Field, Jacob deGrom was absolutely brilliant in his start against the Washington Nationals. His line is worth yet another look: 9.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 15K. That’s epic. As I watched the game, my thoughts went back to the best single-season pitching performance I have ever seen, Dwight Gooden in 1985. I saw Tom Seaver in the mid-1970s, and by all means, he was the...
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