More than two and a half years have passed since Scott Kazmir last appeared in a major league game. The date was September 23, 2016, when the former top pitching prospect toed the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his 12th big league season. It would be Kazmir’s first start back in over a month for L.A. after he landed on the disabled list with neck inflammation and later thoracic...
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3 UP 1. Off the Snide The Mets entered into this series in an unfathomably bad funk at the plate. With the exception of Jeff McNeil, no one was hitting. Specifically, Brandon Nimmo was in the midst of an 0-for-28 streak at the plate, and Robinson Cano was in the midst of an 0-for-14 streak at the plate. That’s how an offense averages under two runs per game in the beginning of May. On...
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Not too long ago, we were observing how locked in Wilson Ramos was at the plate for the New York Mets. Fast-forward to a month later and his offensive stats quite a bit different, and not in a good way. Among qualified hitters, Ramos’ 60 wRC+ is one of the 20 lowest, while his -0.5 fWAR is among the 10 worst. The comparisons don’t get any better when we specifically look at catchers,...
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Mets backup catcher Tomas Nido had arguably his best game as a major league on Wednesday when he went 2-for-4 with a homer and picked off a runner at first base. Nido extended the Mets lead to 2-0 in the second inning when he hit a Matt Strahm 2-1 changeup 405 feet to center field. He would single to right field in his next at-bat to secure just his third major league multi-hit game. In the...
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Syracuse (18-14) 6, Louisville (14-19) 1 Box Score SS Danny Espinosa: 2-for-4, R, HR(4), 3 RBI (22) | .255/.319/.451 PH Travis Taijeron: 1-for-1, R, HR(8), 2 RBI (18) | .235/.364/.605 1B Dominic Smith: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI(1), K | .222/.222/.333 Espinosa broke out of a 1-for-16 slump with a a two RBI single in the top of the third inning and a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to vault...
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Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday afternoon, the Mets fell to the San Diego Padres by a score of 3-2 to lose the rubber game and series. Despite coming off a dramatic comeback win on Tuesday night, the Mets were unable to hold onto an early 2-0 lead as the Padres stormed back for three unanswered runs. After yesterday’s loss the team finished an overall discouraging road trip with a 1-5...
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