The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals, 6-5, in a barn-burner of an affair on Saturday afternoon in Flushing. Over five innings pitched, Steven Matz allowed no runs on two hits with eight strikeouts and four walks, lowering his earned-run average to an impressive 0.87 over his first two starts. The Mets hit five home runs (J.D. Davis times two, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, and...
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Former Mets Rick Reed and Turk Wendell were in attendance at Citi Field on Saturday, as part of the team’s renewed efforts to connect with their alumni as headed by longtime Mets executive Jay Horwitz. Our own Rich Coutinho had a chance to go one on one with Turk Wendell before the game and the two chatted about Mike Piazza, the 2000 Mets, and the importance of the bullpen in current day...
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At 5-2, good for second in what’s shaping up to be a hotly-contested National League East, the New York Mets have reasons to smile very early on in the 2019 season. But, as is par for the course for any major league ballclub, the Mets have a handful of problem areas that need to be addressed expeditiously if they expect to contend this season. First and foremost, it’s not a great...
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Steven Matz (0-0, 1.69) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Thursday just was not the day for the Mets, and it really started on Wednesday. We all knew that the Mets were going to have a tight turn around going from a night game in Miami to a day game in New York in a situation that didn’t seem...
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According to Tim Britton of The Athletic, the New York Mets will be skipping left-hander Jason Vargas’ spot in the rotation the next time through, keeping their front-end of the rotation on schedule to pitch on five days rest apiece. With scheduled days off this past Friday, as well as this coming Monday, the team was able to gain some flexibility while also taking advantage of trotting...
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One of the things that New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway thought he could count on in 2019 was the continued reliability of one-time starter now bullpen pitcher, Seth Lugo. And why not? Last year, Lugo became a weapon out of the bullpen throwing 101.1 innings pitching to an outstanding 2.66 ERA. He struck out 103 while only walking 28—an almost four-to-one ratio—and was used in...
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