Michael Conforto saw his first action in a starting role against a left-handed pitcher last night. It was his first start against a lefty since last July 24th, which was the first game of his big league career. Conforto, 23, found himself in the cleanup spot last night. He went 1-for-3 against the left-handed, Brandon Finnegan and 2-for-4 overall on the night in the Mets’ 4-3 comeback win....
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USA Today Sports/ Photo by Anthony Gruppuso Mets manager Terry Collins made some crafty moves in the home half of the seventh by presumably using Lucas Duda as a decoy with his team down three zip. Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan overstayed his welcome after stymieing New York for six scoreless innings. Juan Lagares reached first on a one out walk, then Kevin Plawecki’s sharp single to right...
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There was no warning of Yoenis Cespedes coming in to save the Mets last night. He didn’t appear on-deck, no practice swings were being taken, absolutely no sign of their Cuban superstar. All of the sudden, with the Mets down 3-0, he emerged from the dugout and then tied the game on the first pitch he saw with one swing of the bat. The pitch was absolutely crushed and rocketed over the left...
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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 (1-3) 5.0 7 2(2) 5 1 5.24 1.57 No (4/0) Steven Matz (2-1) 6.1 9 2(2) 8 0 5.40 1.47 Yes (3/2) Jacob deGrom (2-0) 5.2 8 1(1) 3 0 1.54 1.11 No (2/1) Noah Syndergaard (2-0) 6.2 7 3(3) 9 0 1.69 0.98 Yes (4/4) Bartolo...
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Right-hander Logan Verrett tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief on Tuesday night to pick up his third win of the season – and second in as many days – in the Mets 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. Verrett lowered his ERA to 0.55 for the season and has now tossed 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings dating to April 13, which is a new career-high. His WHIP now stands...
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Unlike their parent squad who uses the long ball as the primary tool in their offensive toolkit, the Binghamton Mets used small ball to eke out a 3-2 decision over Portland in an ice box called NYSEG Stadium. Binghamton totaled only three hits on the night, but used head’s-up base running and timely Dominic Smith hitting to squeeze out the victory. Binghamton’s first two scores came...
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