Coming into play on Labor Day, Brandon Nimmo was hitting .354 while Las Vegas 51s teammate T.J. Rivera was at .350 with the Pacific Coast League batting title on the line. The two traded spots for the title during the game with Rivera leading .3531 to Nimmo’s .3529 going into the 9th inning of the 51s blow out win. Nimmo (.352) lined into a double play in the 9th inning hurting his chances....
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The New York Mets (72-66) topped the Reds (57-79) by a score of 5-0 on a Labor Day matinee in Cincinnati on Monday. The Mets are now half a game back of the St Louis for the final Wild Card spot, pending the Cardinals’ game against the Pirates this evening. Bartolo Colon pitched for the Mets and was terrific, scattering 5 hits and a walk over 6 scoreless innings, striking out 2. He was...
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Monday, September 5, 2016 • 1:10 p.m. Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Bartolo Colon (12-7, 3.35) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (2-0, 3.00) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Wake up everybody! The Mets are coming off of a strong series where they took two of three from the Nationals as they keep their Wild Card push alive. Now the Mets are charged with a steep task of going from a late...
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With today being the last day of the minor league season, the New York Mets have announced their next group of September call-ups. The players include Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Eric Campbell, Josh Edgin, Erik Goeddel, Rafael Montero, and Gavin Cecchini. Matt Reynolds will be recalled and with the team on Monday as the others will join the Mets on Tuesday. The Mets technically placed RHP Rafael...
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One start removed from pitching seven no-hit innings for Class A Advanced St. Lucie, southpaw Andrew Barbosa followed it up with another great start upon his return to the Eastern League. Barbosa fired eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball while striking out five on the day and walking two batters as Binghamton defeated Erie by a score of 8-1. It was Barbosa’s first start for the...
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New York Mets rookie, Seth Lugo, continued to get the job done in his biggest game yet in the majors as the team defeated the Nationals by a score of 5-1. For the first time he felt what it was like to be in the midst of a playoff race in New York, with the crowd wildly cheering him on throughout the night. “It was pretty awesome,” Lugo said. “It was crazy, a lot of fun.” (NY Daily News) It was...
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