It’s been a turbulent 2018 season for New York Mets youngster Dominic Smith though he’s making the most of his recent opportunity at the major league level. On Wednesday night, he went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer. The 23-year-old Smith is now 6-for-18 with two doubles and two homers since being recalled again from Triple-A Las Vegas. He’s also homered in three of...
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Zack Wheeler’s rip-roaring comeback season reached new heights last night, as the righty twirled eight shutout innings while striking out seven and walking none en route to a 13-0 beatdown of the Miami Marlins last night. Wheeler last eclipsed eight frames on June 19, 2014, when he pulled off a complete game, three-hit shutout in Miami. At 87 last night, his game score checked in as the...
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Good morning, folks! The Mets will play in a double header today after a five-and a-half hour rain delay caused the yesterday’s double header to be cancelled. The Mets wiped out the Marlins 13-0 last night thanks to another great performance from Zack Wheeler and big days from Jeff McNeil, Dominic Smith, Jay Bruce, and Amed Rosario. Wheeler had a shot at a shutout after eight innings of 89...
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The New York Mets (66-78) shellacked the Miami Marlins (57-87) by a score of 13-0 at Citi Field late Wednesday night. Pitching Zack Wheeler was absolutely dominant, allowing just one hit and throwing only 57 pitches through the first six innings. After the Mets’ 7-run inning, Starlin Castro led off the 7th with a single, ending Wheeler’s streak of setting down 12 batters in a row....
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The Mets will now play one game tonight that starts at 9:45 p.m. instead of two due to the rain at Citi Field. Instead, they will likely have a doubleheader tomorrow that will start at 3:10 p.m. according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. Zack Wheeler will take the mound for the Mets. Initially, the Mets and the Miami Marlins were supposed to play a doubleheader set to start at 4:10 p.m.,...
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Peter Alonso spoke to reporters at Citi Field today and while he clearly is still not thrilled of the Mets decision to not call him up, said that he understands why the Mets reached that decision. “I spoke with Omar [Minaya] and he basically told me it was nothing personal it was really just a business decision, an organizational decision. I mean, I respect that and I’m just going to...
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