The only way to describe Zack Wheeler’s season this year is that is has been an up-and-down affair. There will be games in which he is brilliant, shutting down a lineup through seven innings. Then he will give up a pair of home runs in the next outing, allowing five or six runs, leaving nothing but questions as to whether he will ever become the front-line starter he was promised to...
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In the New York Mets’ 8-4 victory over the Washington Nationals, Wilson Ramos’ 26-game hit streak that started on August 3 ended, as he went 0-for-4 on the day with a walk. Ramos, 32, almost got a hit in the ninth inning off Sean Doolittle, but Howie Kendrick dove on a scorching ground ball up the middle and threw to first before Ramos got there. The catcher’s hit streak ties...
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The New York Mets (71-68) rebounded from a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday to beat the Washington Nationals (78-60) 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park. (Box Score) Pitching Zack Wheeler (10-7, 4.33 ERA) was tasked with taking on a Nats lineup that crushed the team for seven runs in the ninth inning less than 15 hours prior. He struggled against the Nats lineup in the early innings as...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 • 1:05 p.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.41) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (8-6, 3.80) YouTube • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Tuesday night was bad for the Mets. They need to get as far away from it as they possibly can. If you’re like me, and went to sleep when the Mets had a comfortable lead, then you missed the Mets bullpen having an epic...
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Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Jed Lowrie (left side injuries, right calf) will be continuing his rehab assignment on Thursday, but with the Syracuse Mets’ season-ending on Tuesday, the infielder will join the Brooklyn Cyclones. Lowrie, 35, has appeared in six rehab games with Triple-A Syracuse, going 7-for-20 (.350) with one home run, one double, and two RBI. Prior to Wednesday,...
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The Mets suffered their most deflating loss of the entire season on Tuesday night by a long shot as they entered the ninth inning with a 10-4 lead, but managed to blow it and lose 11-10. Paul Sewald and Edwin Diaz combined to allow seven runs with the latter allowing a walk-off three-run homer to Kurt Suzuki. While many assume the season is over, and myself included 95% of the time I have...
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