The New York Mets (31-23) were unable to complete the sweep and were shutout 1-0 by the Miami Marlins (29-27) this afternoon at Marlins Park. Sunday’s finale in Miami, was everything you could ask for in what was billed as a marquee pitching matchup as Marlins ace Jose Fernandez dueled Mets right-hander Matt Harvey. Unfortunately for the Mets, Fernandez had the edge over Harvey in what...
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 • 1:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Matt Harvey (4-7, 5.37 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Fernandez (8-2, 2.53) WPIX • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets took the most difficult path possible to bring themselves to a sweep opportunity today. Yesterday they lost Cespedes, Lagares and Cabrera, at various points in the game, to injury. Despite all that, and stranding tons of runners on...
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Returning home from a rough series loss in Reno during which they had two blown saves, Las Vegas (29-25) aimed to turn things around against Tacoma Saturday night. Rafael Montero started, and was staked to a two-run lead in the bottom of the first inning. Dilson Herrera led off with a walk and went to third on an errant pick-off attempt by Rainiers pitcher Sam Gaviglio. T.J. Rivera grounded out...
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When the Mets acquired Addison Reed last season, not many people were expecting him to be a dominant relief pitcher. He had an ERA over 4.00 during his career for the Diamondbacks and White Sox, but something clicked for Reed ever since coming to New York. In 15 innings in September last year, Reed posted a 1.17 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 17 strikeouts. And he’s carried over this excellence...
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After a tumultous start to the season, Matt Harvey put forth the best start of his season against the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Seven scoreless innings, two hits and six strikeouts, you could not have asked for a better start in a high-pressure situation. The road gets no easier for Harvey as he looks to take his next step forward towards redemption as he will be opposed by Jose Fernandez and...
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The Mets (31-23) defeated the Miami Marlins (29-27) by a score of 6-4 today at Marlins Park, and in the process, secured the series victory. Pitching: Bartolo Colon toed the rubber for the Mets this evening, and despite getting hit hard, was able to limit the damage and hold the Marlins to just two runs over five innings. Martin Prado took Big Sexy deep in the first inning for the first Marlins...
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