The New York Mets (67-64) defeated the Miami Marlins (67-64) by a score of 2-1 at Citi Field Monday evening in extra innings. Pitching: Rafael Montero was on the mound for the Mets tonight facing Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and he did about as well as could have reasonably been expected. Montero walked far too many batters tonight but he was able to give the Mets five scoreless innings allowing...
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Monday, August 29, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jose Fernandez (13-7, 2.91) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (0-0, 11.57) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets couldn’t complete the sweep yesterday as they could could get runners on the bases early, but failed to bring them home. Tonight, they welcome the Marlins to town for a critical wild card and division match-up. Mets...
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The Mets announced that they have recalled right-hander Rafael Montero from the Binghamton Mets to make the start tonight against the Marlins. T.J. Rivera has been optioned back to the Las Vegas 51s in the corresponding move. Montero, 25, was 4-2 with a 1.70 ERA (nine ER/47.2 IP) in eight starts at Binghamton including two straight scoreless outings. He issued 19 walks and struck out 38 for...
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Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was named the National League Player of the Week for the Week of August 21 – 27. During the week, Cabrera hit .545/.583/1.136 with five runs, four doubles, three homers, eight RBI, and one stolen base. Additionally, Cabrera made a couple of spectacular plays in the field. This past week was emblematic of Cabrera’s hot hitting since he was activated...
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The Mets have drastically improved their position in the standings over the last week. They have won six of their last eight games, and now sit just 2.5 games behind the Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot. They have become the hottest team in contention over the last week, and have injected newfound hope into a September pennant chase. Another reason to feel optimistic about the team this...
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The 2016 season for the New York Mets can be described as an insanely long and arduous roller coaster ride. Boarding the ride is the beginning of the season, giddy and excited for it to start and see where it takes you. Then you slowly make the climb up the old wooden planks, creeping higher and higher, trying to reach first place. The ride then reaches the ultimate height; your’e staring...
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