Rafael Montero and the bullpen opened the flood gates for the Phillies in a Labor Day matinee performance, but the Mets bats made sure they wouldn’t pry this win away from them. New York, who had lost six of their previous seven games coming into Monday, scored early and often to secure just their 59th victory of the season. “It was an important win with all the bad news that we’ve...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Tonight, the New York Mets will take on the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m. Jacob deGrom is starting for the Mets and will take on Ben Lively on the Citi Field mound. Yesterday, the Mets offense went to work and the pitchers stumbled to 27 outs to get the Mets a win. It snapped a four game skid. Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-4 and raised his OBP to .407. Juan Lagares also...
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Every Mets fan loves to complain about the team’s payroll. It’s almost as big of a deal as waiting two hours for Shake Shack at Citi Field. The Mets rightfully have a bad reputation for not spending like a big-market team. But to be fair to the Mets, they have increased their payroll in each of the last two seasons, from $128 million in 2015 to about $154 million this season. New...
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I am joined by Joe Trezza of MLB.com to discuss the future of Matt Harvey after his disastrous appearance in Houston. What is next for Harvey and the Mets? What is Joe looking at for the rest of September with the roster? What young players have impressed him so far? Why doesn’t Wilmer Flores get more love? Hear us tackle all this and more on today’s podcast. [iframe]<iframe...
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The New York Mets (59-78) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (52-85) by a score of 11-7 in a Labor Day matinee to begin a three-game series at Citi Field. Pitching: Rafael Montero started the game for the Mets and looked strong through the first four innings he pitched. The fifth and sixth innings proved to be a problem for him, however, as he allowed four runs and had to be pulled before...
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In an odd and unexpected move, the New York Mets announced that right-hander Matt Harvey will start on short rest against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Harvey, 28, returned from an extended stay on the disabled list on Saturday, and was smacked around by the Houston Astros who lit him up for seven runs in only two innings of work, the shortest outing of his career. It was an ugly...
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