Jacob deGrom continued to be back to form on Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Just as things have seemed to be looking up for himself, it was more of the same for Jake as the bullpen gave up a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning, leaving the game at a suspended 4-4 tie due to rain and robbing him of a win. DeGrom, 30, put together his third consecutive quality start, tossing seven...
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Good morning, Mets fans!! Today, the Mets will have their regularly scheduled game against the Cardinals at 7:10 p.m. Steven Matz (5-4, 3.88 ERA) will face off against Daniel Ponce de Leon (0-0, 1.80 ERA). The game can be viewed on SNY and WCBS 880. But first, they will finish up last night’s suspended game, which will start at 6:10 p.m. The game currently stands at a 4-4 score after Edwin...
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese-born MLB player and eighth Halo in franchise history to hit for the cycle on Thursday night in Tampa Bay. Ohtani, 24, underwent ulnar collateral reconstruction surgery in 2018 — pressing pause on his promising pitching career — but was able to return to strictly hitting duties for the start of the 2019...
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Mets manager Mickey Callaway told the media on Thursday before their series against the Cardinals that infielder Jed Lowrie is still not close to playing rehab games. The veteran was originally placed on the injured list for a strained capsule in his left knee after missing all of spring training. Lowrie close to returning to the Mets as his rehab assignment reached Triple-A Syracuse when was...
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As noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer, the Mets used RHP Chris Flexen out of the bullpen for Syracuse last night. In 2.0 innings, he allowed one hit, no runs, no walks, and he struck out a batter. There are many factors as to why Flexen was moved to the bullpen. Chief among them is the recent promotion of Anthony Kay to Triple-A and the need to open up a spot in the rotation for the team’s...
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With a few of important pieces seemingly returning from the disabled list in the next few weeks (Robinson Cano, Brandon Nimmo, Justin Wilson), the Mets will have a few tough roster decisions to make. Realistically, the first move will be either Cano or Nimmo being activated and one of the extra bullpen arms being demoted, as the Mets carry eight relievers heading into their brief home-stand...
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