I was having a pretty good day, the Mets had the day off fresh after a series win in Kansas City, and I thought, “Hey, why not take a day off too?” Then, about 8 minutes ago, I got a message from one of my editors Brian, asking if we should post about Al Jackson… It took a few seconds for it to sink in and after jumping onto Mets Twitter, it confirmed to me that the worst had...
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On Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom performed in a way we’ve gotten used to seeing since the start of last season. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner held his opponents to just one run on three hits, two walks, and five strikeouts in seven dominant innings, which even led to him earning a win. While he’s long shaken...
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3 UP 1. Alonso’s Record At a certain point, it became a matter of not if but when Pete Alonso was going to break Cody Bellinger’s National League rookie home run record. For a split second on Saturday, it appeared he was going to do it with a huge grand slam. Upon review, New York didn’t see enough to overturn the call on the field. Being Alonso, he still came up big with a...
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It was beginning to look a bit grim again, Mets fans. Now I am not saying what side of the fence I was on, but from what I saw on Twitter (and a couple of questionable lineups), people were beginning to worry about the Mets again. Was their eight game winning streak just a fluke? Was it really just an easy schedule that propelled the Mets? (The answer is no, but these are all questions that have...
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After starting with three no-hit innings, Zack Wheeler’s outing against the Royals fell apart quickly. He gave up four runs to the MLB’s 27th ranked offense, but the Mets’ 11 run explosion bailed out New York’s right-hander. Wheeler threw five innings while surrendering four runs – three earned – on four hits. He walked one batter and struck out two on the day. The start raised his ERA to...
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Syracuse (64-61) 9, Norfolk (51-73) 5 Box Score Rajai Davis LF: 3-for-5, R, HR, 5 RBI, .287/.334/.410 Arismendy Alcantara 3B: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, 2 K, SB, 2 E, .302/.361/.524 Jason Krizan DH: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2B, .300/.364/.550 A big six-run fourth inning, which featured a grand slam from Rajai Davis, carried the Mets to victory in Sunday’s game. Krizan, who hit .318/.378/.579 in 30...
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