The Mets have officially recalled Chris Flexen from triple-A Las Vegas to start today’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Drew Smith has been optioned back to Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Flexen has allowed four earned runs in 3.1 innings for the Mets this season. That follows a 7.88 ERA he posted last year over 48 big league innings. In Triple-A this year he has a 4.84 ERA and 1.73...
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The Mets were shutout for the sixth time this season yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday as they lost 3-0 to move to 35-50 on the year. The team’s offense was absolutely atrocious in the game as they only recorded seven hits as a unit and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position. However, Wilmer Flores proved to be the one guy able to hit Blake Snell yesterday as he went...
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Mickey Callaway spoke to reporters before yesterday’s 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays and when broached with the subject of Dominic Smith, the skipper said that he is a “bench piece” that will receive more playing time in the next few days with the team having a doubleheader on Monday. On the year, Dominic Smith is hitting .218/.246/.400 with one home run and one RBI in 55...
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Las Vegas (42-47) 5, Fresno (51-37) 4 (F/7) Box Score Jeff McNeil 2B: 0-2, RBI, 2 BB, K, .393/.453/.655 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-4, K, .176/.330/.378 Ty Kelly CF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, .272/.352/.453 McNeil’s 18-game hitting streak finally ended, but he walked twice, including once with the bases loaded, to extend his on-base streak to 25 games. In the first seven-inning game of this doubleheader,...
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Good Morning, folks! Today, the Mets look to win the rubber game of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Chris Flexen will get the start today after the Mets opted to push Zack Wheeler back a day. Yesterday, Steven Matz was pretty darn good but aside from him, no one else did much. Latest Mets News Tonight, All-Star teams will be announced. Jacob deGrom will be named an All-Star at that time...
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Steven Matz continued to build off his recent success this afternoon, lowering his season ERA to 3.31 (now good for 10th in the National League) with six and one-third innings of one-run, five-strikeout ball. After a 29-pitch first inning, the lefty walked just one batter through the rest of his day, allowing just four other hits before exiting with 110 total pitches under his belt. Matz has now...
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