The Mets (16-9) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (7-19) tonight at Citi Field by a score of 3-0. Pitching: Matt Harvey got the start for the Mets tonight, and turned in another average outing which has been a reoccurring theme for the right-hander this season. Harvey went just 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, while walking two and striking out four. The game was a standstill...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Matt Wisler (0-2, 4.26) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (2-3, 4.76) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets had a tremendous first inning last night and then put it in cruise control as they bounced back nicely from Sunday’s loss. The bottom half of the first frame included homers from Wright, Cespedes and Duda. After those four runs,...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets’ starting rotation: Name Innings Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Quality Start? (Starts/QS) Matt Harvey (2-3) 6.0 7 2(2) 7 1 4.76 1.52 Yes (5/1) Steven Matz (3-1) 6.0 7 0(0) 4 3 3.86 1.52 Yes (4/3) Jacob deGrom (3-0) 6.0 2 3(0) 5 4 1.02 1.08 Yes (3/2) Noah Syndergaard (2-1) 5.2 5 4(4) 6 2 2.51 1.02 No (5/4) Bartolo...
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The New York Mets completed one of their best April’s in team history, going 15-7 for a .682 winning percentage. As Adam Rubin noted, the Mets twice had more wins in April in 2006 (16-8) and 2002 (16-10) but those were in more games played. A number of factors led to such an impressive month, as the Mets offense woke up halfway through April, the starting pitching was impressive despite early...
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As MMO’s Michael Mayer first reported last night, lefty reliever Josh Edgin had his rehab assignment transferred from Single-A St. Lucie to Triple-A Las Vegas where he tossed a scoreless inning on Monday night. Edgin, 29, must be activated from the disabled list by this Sunday when his 30 day rehab expires. It is widely expected that he will be optioned to Las Vegas so that he could get...
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USA Today Sports/Photo by Anthony Gruppuso With the scent of Sunday’s winning streak coming to an end still fresh in the Citi Field air, Mets elder statesman Bartolo Colon reached into his bag of tricks to pull off a milestone on Monday. Pitching 8 innings of shutout ball, Colon captured his 220th career victory surpassing fellow countryman Pedro Martinez to garner sole possession of second...
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