The New York Mets (51-44) defeated the Miami Marlins (52-44) by a score of 5-3 at Marlins Park Friday evening. With a Washington Nationals loss, the Mets will move up a game in the standings and are now five games back for the division lead. Pitching: Logan Verrett was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he did about as well as could reasonably be expected for a fifth starter. Verrett took a...
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Friday, July 22, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.21) vs. LHP Adam Conley (6-5, 3.61) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The New York Mets begin a three game set with the Miami Marlins tonight. They are coming off an underwhelming performance in their previous series that saw them drop two of three to the Chicago Cubs. New York is 24-24 on the road this year,...
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While the Mets appear set on adding a middle reliever to bolster the relief corps, the solutions to fixing the offense and starting rotation are murky and unclear at best. It doesn’t take a baseball pundit to see that the 2016 season has not gone according to plan so far. The rotation, lauded as a stabilizing force this year, is in dire need of reinforcements. After Matt Harvey’s...
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With the trade deadline fast approaching, it is a “near certainty” that the Mets will look to add a middle reliever, Newsday’s Marc Carig reports. There will be a plethora of options on the market, ranging from the Yankees’ high end trio of relievers to the hard throwing lefties on the San Diego Padres. However, in an effort to avoid drawing from their top minor league...
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Las Vegas (50-47) 4, Omaha 2 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B 0 for 3, 2 BB, R .272/.322/.464 Brandon Nimmo CF 2 for 5, HR (6th), 3 RBI .328/.405/.511 Gavin Cecchini SS 1 for 4, HR (5th), RBI .321/.399/.449 Nimmo extended his AAA hitting streak to ten games with his MLB time placed in between. He is 6 for 18 with five RBIs since going back down to Las Vegas. Robert Gsellman RHP 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB,...
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The New York Mets are once again in the National League Playoff race. They are right about in the same position as they were this time a season ago, a season in which they made it all the way to the World Series. Last year, at the trade deadline, they added offense in Yoenis Cespedes, Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe. This season, they need to do the same. Some will argue, “no, the Mets need to add...
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