The Mets (39-47) dropped the final game of its first half of the season 6-0 on Sunday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals (43-45). Pitching: Steven Matz was roughed up for the first time this season. Matz lasted only 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out one. The damage against Matz came via the long ball as Tommy Pham and the red hot Paul DeJong each chipped...
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Sunday, July 9, 2017 • 2:15 p.m. (ET) Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO LHP Steven Matz (2-1, 2.12) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (6-6, 3.87) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM Yesterday was a clunky game for the Mets. Zack Wheeler provided a solid start but the bullpen let the game expand enough that it felt like an unreachable deficit to tie the game. In the end, the Mets got limited...
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On this date in 1969, Chicago Cubs outfielder Jimmy Qualls hit a clean sinking single into left-center with one out in the ninth inning to break up a perfect game by Tom Seaver. The scene of the crime was a packed Shea Stadium and a dejected Seaver had to settle for a one-hit, 4-0 shutout. He would walk off the mound to a three minute standing ovation from the 59,088 fans who were there that...
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Jay Bruce’s arrival in Queens nearly a year ago wasn’t met with cheers and celebration, but with jeering and a parade of “boo’s.” Then 29-year-old Bruce hit just .219/.294/.391 with eight long balls and 19 RBI in 50 games with the Mets after being acquired from Cincinnati. The general consensus was that Bruce’s career as a Met was nothing but a bust and the...
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Prior to Saturday’s bout with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets said they had no concrete plans to limit Zack Wheeler’s innings the rest of the season. A golden opportunity for the right-hander to show the team, and himself, what he is made of. While this season has truly been a microcosm for Wheeler — inconsistent with flashes of potential — Saturday was another chance...
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Albuquerque Isotopes (44-44) 4, Las Vegas 51s (34-55) 1 Box Score Gavin Cecchini 2B: 2-for-4 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-for-4, K Kevin Plawecki C: 0-for-4 The 51s were not able to muster up much offensively, which is not shocking given that their best player is in Miami for the Futures Game. Smith now has a hit in 23 of his last 24 games. He has a 1.189 OPS in the month of July. He has historically...
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