The Mets (7-6) were blown out, 16-4, by the Cubs (8-9) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday evening. The night was an all-around disaster, as the pitching allowed Chicago to bat around the order in two separate innings and the defense had four errors. New York’s staff combined to allowed 16 runs on 13 hits, walked eight, and struck out eight. The four errors charged to New York’s defense...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 • 7:40 P.M. (EST) Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL LHP David Peterson (1-1, 6.30) vs. RHP Zach Davies (1-2, 10.32) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The New York Mets will try to bounce back after last night’s underwhelming loss. The game was going fine for the Mets for the first couple of innings, but things melted down in the fourth, between defensive miscues, Taijuan...
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The first time Shohei Ohtani both pitched and hit in the same game this spring, he threw a 101.9 mph pitch and got two hits and a walk. Then he did it in the regular season on April 4th and hit a 451-foot home run, while also striking out seven batters in 4 2/3 innings. He hit 100 mph on the radar gun nine times. Ironically, he had to come out of that game after getting injured on a play at the...
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith could be nearing a return from the injured list. Smith threw live batting practice at the team’s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday morning, as he works his way back from right shoulder soreness. Smith hit the IL towards the end of spring training, which knocked him out of contention for...
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In hopes of qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2016, the New York Mets are counting on their starting rotation to perform effectively this season. Last season we learned that the Mets can’t solely rely on ace Jacob deGrom to carry the freight himself. Aiming to add reliable depth behind the two-time Cy Young award winner, one of the key moves that management made over the...
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If there was one thing we were not expecting in the New York Mets’ 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, it was to see the usually even-keeled Luis Rojas get ejected from the game for the first time in his managerial career. It all started in the fourth inning when pitcher Taijuan Walker’s outing began to go south. Walker had a couple close calls go against him — which...
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