Matt Harvey gave his boss a belated 68th birthday gift, baffling the Bucs for six sharp innings on Sunday to take the rubber match on the road in Pittsburgh. With the hail of criticism that has haunted Harvey this could possibly be the turn around Mets manager Terry Collins needs to keep his battered ball club afloat — And possibly his job. Harvey, who had not survived past six innings in...
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It looks like Jay Bruce is gearing up for another hot streak. The powerful right fielder went 3-for-5 last night with two doubles and two RBI as the Mets’ offense exploded for seven runs against Tyler Glasnow and the Pirates. Bruce’s two run double in the fifth inning was key as it extended the Mets’ lead to 5-1. He also ripped a doubled in the first inning, as well as singled and scored...
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On a night with heavy rain in the forecast, Matt Harvey emerged dry as he delivered his best start of the season. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on six hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. He threw 102 pitches, 67 of which were strikes. The only run he allowed came on a Gregory Polanco solo home run, and while I could say that was his only mistake pitch of the night, that...
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Dan Graca of Sirius XM, SNY and 98.7 ESPN joins me today to look at the Mets and MLB on the historic first evaluation point of the baseball season. We discuss whether building a team around pitching is prudent, Michael Conforto vs. Aaron Judge, and whether a “bold move” will shake up the dark cloud that currently is hanging over the Mets. We wrap up going around the league to see...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets (21-27) come back home to Citi Field to open up a four-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers (27-23) this afternoon. Robert Gsellman (2-3, 6.45 ERA) will toe the rubber for New York as the Brewers send Matt Garza (2-1, 3.60 ERA) to the mound. This afternoon’s game is scheduled to begin at 4:10 PM ET and can be seen on SNY as well as heard on 710...
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Matt Harvey gave the New York Mets the pitching performance they needed as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Sunday night at PNC Park to finish off the weekend series win. Pitching Matt Harvey showed some signs of his “Dark Knight” form, and put together his best start of the season. Harvey threw six innings of one run ball, and allowed six hits and struck out four. Paul Sewald allowed...
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