When Nationals’ starter Max Scherzer was placed on the injured list in late July he had a 2.41 ERA and looked to be one of the favorites for the 2019 NL Cy Young award. The right-hander came off the IL on August 22, and in six starts since he has a 4.50 ERA with only 32 innings pitched. Scherzer’s struggles continued on Wednesday night when he allowed six runs in 6 2/3 innings to the...
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3 UP 1. Stro Show As Steven Matz will tell you, Marcus Stroman raises his game when [Ward] Melville is on the other side. We saw exactly that happen when Stroman had his best start in a Mets uniform. In fact, when you consider the start was in Coors Field and what was on the line, this was probably Stroman’s best start of the season. Over seven dominant innings, Stroman shut down the...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale (1-0) 5, Mesa (0-1) 4 Box Score SS Andres Gimenez: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI(1), BB | .333 AVG/1.667 OPS 1B Ali Sanchez: Defensive Replacement Despite a quartet of shortstops on the Scorpions roster, it was Gimenez who drew the opening day start at the position for the team and he did not disappoint. With the game tied 4-4 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning...
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After successfully lobbying to employ Rene Rivera’s receiving services on Thursday afternoon in Denver, New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard delivered alarmingly similar results to his last two starts with Wilson Ramos behind the plate. Eventful frames inflated the 26-year-old’s pitch count and Syndergaard’s inability to keep his pitches off the plate allowed the Rockies...
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Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets rallied in the ninth inning to score four-runs and steal the rubber game from the Colorado Rockies to stay afloat in the Wild Card race. Noah Syndergaard finally got his own personal catcher in his start yesterday yet still allowed four-runs for the third straight start. Luckily his offense bailed him out late in the game. With 10 games left to go,...
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With the San Francisco Giants 11-3 win over the Boston Red Sox, Bruce Bochy has won his 2,000th game as a manager. He has become the 11th manager to accomplish that feat. He joins Connie Mack and Bucky Harris as the only managers to reach this plateau with a sub .500 record. It should be noted the previous 10 managers to accomplish that feat have all been inducted in the Hall of Fame. That...
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