Good Morning Mets fans! Today, Jason Vargas(1-3, 9.87 ERA) will hope to improve upon his season stats as he’ll face off against Chase Anderson (4-3, 3.86 ERA) and the Brewers. Vargas had his best start of the season last time out, pitching five scoreless innings. The game can be viewed on SNY and 710WOR at 4:10 p.m. Last night, Noah Syndergaard struggled through the first three innings,...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in 10 innings on Friday night at Miller Park. Pitching Noah Syndergaard struck out Jesus Aguilar and was helped out by a beautiful diving catch by Brandon Nimmo in a 1-2-3 first inning. Travis Shaw led off the second with a solo home run to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead. However, that was all the damage as Syndergaard rolled a 6-4-3...
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According to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas 51s starting pitcher Corey Oswalt went on the disabled list Friday with lat tightness. In his place, newly signed (or re-signed, rather) Aaron Laffey was added to the Las Vegas roster ahead of his start against Tacoma. There had been a slight possibility that Oswalt would be recalled to start one end of the Mets’...
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets may be using an “opener” in second game of their doubleheader Monday against the Atlanta Braves. The game is a makeup for a rainout on April 22nd, and is one of three games the Mets have had postponed to inclement weather this season – April 2nd and May 12th, both versus the Phillies. DiComo believes that Robert Gsellman or Seth...
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Mark Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Seattle Mariners have acquired outfielder Denard Span and closer Alex Colome from the Rays. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times further reports that the Mariners are giving up Andrew Moore and Tommy Romero in the deal. Colome, 29, led the Major Leagues with 47 saves in 2017. So far this year, he is 2-5 with a 4.15 ERA and 2.69 FIP. In 23...
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According to multiple sources including Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets don’t appear to have any interest in Hanley Ramirez. The Boston Red Sox designating Ramirez for assignment on Friday afternoon. It’s highly unlikely that the Red Sox find a trade partner for Ramirez and ultimately end up releasing him. Ramirez, 34, is hitting .254/.313/.395 this season and was...
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