Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (24-25) completed a four-game sweep over the Washington Nationals (19-31) with a 6-4 victory on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the first time that the Mets had swept the Nats in a four-game series since their days as the Montreal Expos. The Mets will look to keep things up on Friday as they open a three-game set with the struggling Detroit...
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3 UP 1. Unlikely Heroes Who in the pool had Juan Lagares and Rajai Davis combing for six RBI against Sean Doolittle in a Mets eighth inning rally? Did you also have Adeiny Hechavarria and his career 4.9 percent walk rate starting a ninth inning rally with a walk and scoring a run on an Amed Rosario infield single? How about Carlos Gomez doubling in a run and then walking later in the game to...
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Steven Matz’s second start after his two-week injured list stint was very impressive. Matz’s last start against the Nationals he kept them to zero earned runs in five innings of work. Ultimately, it was an odd, yet impressive outing from Steven. Matz threw six innings of one-run baseball on Thursday in the Mets 6-4 win despite giving up ten hits in the process. Matz threw 88 pitches...
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The Mets announced on Thursday that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes underwent season-ending surgery on his ankle at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen told the media on Monday that Cespedes fractured his ankle after stepping in a hole on his ranch in Florida. Cespedes will now enter the 2020 having played only 119 games in the previous three seasons after signing...
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Oh, How Sweep It Sounds. The Mets beat the Nationals 6-4 to complete a four-game sweep at Citi Field. It was the first time (second overall) in Mets team history they’ve swept the Expos/Nationals at home since 1972. (Box Score) Pitching Steven Matz somehow pitched very well despite being in and out of trouble in virtually every single inning. In the first, he gave up a one-out single to...
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The New York Mets announced that they have claimed outfielder Aaron Altherr off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. In a corresponding move, they have designated reliever Tim Peterson for assignment. Altherr is out of options. Altherr, 28, is an athletic outfielder capable of playing all three outfield positions. He hit .272/.340/.516 in 2017 with a .359 wOBA and 121 wRC+, slugging 19 home...
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