It’s been a harrowing day for Matt Harvey, Sandy Alderson and the New York Mets, but with the passage of time it appears as though cooler heads are prevailing. A team source told Mike Puma of the New York Post that they expect Matt Harvey to pitch in the playoffs, while another team source pretty much said the same thing to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. “Trust me, he is...
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Bartolo Colon is currently the best performing starting pitcher on the New York Mets. Over the last 30 days, he has made five starts and one relief appearance while posting a 2.02 ERA and 1.121 WHIP. On Saturday night in Miami, Colon tossed a complete game shutout against the Marlins, the first shutout by a Mets starter since Zack Wheeler last fired one in 2014, and the 13th of Colon’s...
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Despite a deflating loss to the floundering Miami Marlins Friday night, Yoenis Cespedes’ performance was the silver lining to an otherwise gut-wrenching night. In the sixth inning, after Marlins’ starter Tom Koehler had kept the Mets at bay for the entirety of the game up until that point, Cespedes stepped into the box and promptly laced a triple to center field, and was driven in by...
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The New York Mets bounced back and defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 7-0 tonight at Marlins Park. The win puts them back at 15 games over .500. Pitching: Bartolo Colon got the start for the Mets riding a sixteen inning scoreless streak, and all he did on Saturday night was toss another nine scoreless innings to shutout the Marlins and extend his streak to 25. This guy is unbelievable....
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After an 11-inning walk-off loss on Friday night, the New York Mets will look for some retribution against the Miami Marlins tonight at Marlins Park. Veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon (12-11, 4.42) takes his season-high 16-inning scoreless streak to the mound against Marlins left-hander Brad Hand (4-4, 4.54) in a 7:10 PM matchup. Lucas Duda (herniated disk) begins a rehab assignment with...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post writes that Juan Lagares has gone from top of the world to end of the bench, but is trying to keep a positive outlook. The Mets rewarded their Gold Glove center fielder with a four-year, $23 million contract, and expectations ran very high for Lagares entering the 2015 season. However, Lagares began the season with a partially torn ligament in his elbow which...
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