Seth Lugo Struggles in Loss to Diamondbacks

Seth Lugo was knocked around a bit in his third and worst start of the season Friday night in the 7-3 loss to Arizona. Lugo lasted five innings and threw 100 pitches, while allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out seven Diamondback hitters. “I made a few good pitches and they got some good swings on the fastballs and found some holes with breaking balls up in the zone,” Lugo said...

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Birthday Bomb For Improving Dominic Smith, Plays Left Field

Before Friday night, the last Mets player to hit a home run on their birthday was Anthony Recker on August 29th 2013 against the Phillies. Now, that distinction belongs to Dominic Smith. Leading off the fourth inning, the now 23-year-old Dominic Smith lined a solo home run off the right field foul pole for his first of the season. After hitting just two in 56 games at Triple-A Las Vegas, it was...

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Mets Minors Recap: James Strong in Brooklyn’s Opener

Colorado Springs (35-30) 15, Las Vegas (28-40) 2   Box Score Christian Colon 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, .275/.326/.425 Phillip Evans SS: 1-4, 3B, RBI, .246/.326/.515 Colton Plaia C: 1-2, 2 BB, K, .239/.350/.364 It was another weak day for the 51s offense. However, after this game their lineup is going to be boosted by the recent promotions of Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil, who have both had fantastic...

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Morning Briefing: Lefties Face Off In Phoenix

Tonight, Steven Matz (2-4, 3.53 ERA) will hope to lead his team towards a split with one of baseball’s hottest hitting teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Matz will face off against Patrick Corbin (6-2, 3.21 ERA), who has enjoyed a career-best campaign so far. Tonight’s game can be viewed on SNY and 710 WOR at 10:10 P.M. Despite the Mets’ offensive explosion (The Mets scored a...

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Game Recap: Mets Waste Opportunities in 7-3 Loss to D’backs

The New York Mets (28-38) were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-30) 7-3 on Friday night at Chase Field. Pitching The Diamondbacks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Paul Goldschmidt took Seth Lugo deep to right. He issued a two out walk to David Peralta, and allowed a single to Daniel Descalso, but struck out Nick Ahmed to strand runners on the corners and limit the damage in the first....

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM

Friday, June 15, 2018 • 9:40 p.m. (ET) Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP Seth Lugo (2-1, 1.77) vs. RHP Zack Godley (6-5, 4.97) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 Another bad day for Mets baseball yesterday. The Mets made the decision yesterday to bump Steven Matz to Saturday due to a blister on his hand and had Jason Vargas pitch. On a scale of Vargas to deGrom, he wasn’t as bad...

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