As the 50th anniversary of the Summer Of Love swirled through the streets of San Francisco, the Giants were snubbed in a three-game sweep by a Mets team that’s been dealing with a heap of heartbreak of their own. Mets starter Rafael Montero had a lot of lady luck in Las Vegas this season, but as a pitcher in the Big Leagues his dominance in Triple-A turned into major disappointment with a...
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Zack Wheeler, who had been placed on the disabled list with bicep tendinitis, is expected to make his return to the Mets on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies per Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. Wheeler, 27, threw a 72-pitch bullpen at 95-100% early Sunday morning. “He threw well,” Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said. “The ball came out good.” After allowing 15 runs over eight...
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The Mets are currently riding a three-game winning streak which, unfortunately, is improbable. Even more unlikely was the term “winning pitcher” and the name “Rafael Montero” being in the same sentence, but nevertheless, here I go: Rafael Montero was the winning pitcher in yesterday’s game against the Giants, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing one earned run on five...
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Rene Rivera powered the Mets to victory yesterday against the Giants with a standout performance on both offense and defense. Rivera homered twice, and made two key plays behind the plate to help Rafael Montero earn his first win of the year. “Today I just wanted to help the team win and try to do something good,” Rivera said. (Anthony DiComo, MLB.com) Rivera crushed a fastball from...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Metropolitans (34-41) get a day off today after completing their sweep of the San Francisco Giants. They travel to Miami to begin a three-game set on Tuesday. LATEST METS NEWS Kevin Kernan of the NY Post advises not to let this weekend’s sweep give false hope for what is to be of the 2017 season. Kristie Ackert of the NYDN believes a rested Zack Wheeler...
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The New York Mets (34-41) finished off the series sweep defeating the San Francisco Giants (27-51) by a score of 8-2 at AT&T Park on Sunday afternoon. Pitching: Rafael Montero followed up his back-to-back solid bullpen outing with a very strong start. Montero lasted 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven and most positively only walked two batters. Since being...
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