The Mets have made plenty enough noise this past week to remain in close contention for the National League’s second wild card spot, and with last night’s win have given themselves a legitimate chance to steal a three-game series from the Los Angeles Dodgers. As thrilling as it may have been to turn a nine-run trampling around and shut out one of the league’s premier offenses,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday, the Mets defeated the Dodgers 3-0 in the second game of their three-game series at Citi Field. Jacob deGrom had another marvelous start, lasting seven innings, giving up just three hits and collecting eight strike outs. Seth Lugo and Justin Wilson finished the game, with the latter collecting the save. Rajai Davis supplied all of the team’s offense,...
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It was as advertised. A pitchers duel of near-epic proportions. It did not disappoint. As game time approached, the New York Mets looked up at the scoreboard and saw that the Chicago Cubs won. A loss would have dropped the Mets four games behind Chicago (80-68) for the second wild card. But the resilient Mets did not let that happen as they rode the bat of a 38-year old pinch hitter and the...
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Saturday, September 14, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-5, 2.45) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (9-8, 2.70) PIX11 • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets try to bounce back tonight in a match-up that baseball writers for CyYoung Awards dream about: Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Jacob deGrom. There was a period of time starting in mid-April to about mid-May when Jacob struggled, outside of...
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Heading into Saturday’s games, just a half-run per nine innings separated current NL ERA leader, Los Angeles’ Hyun-Jin Ryu (2.45 ERA), Atlanta’s Mike Soroka (2.57) — who shaved a tenth-of-a-run off his mark with six-inning, one-hit, shutout innings versus arguably the NL Cy Young Award frontrunner, Washington’s Max Scherzer (seven innings, three earned runs; 2.65...
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The New York Mets announced on Saturday that they have selected the contract of Donnie Hart from Triple-A Syracuse and DFA’d Eric Hanhold to make room on the 40-man roster. Hart, 29, was acquired by the Mets in August via a waiver claim also from the Milwaukee Brewers. The left-handed reliever has appeared in five games (7 2/3 innings) at the major league level this season in which he...
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