Matt Harvey was overpowering versus the Colorado Rockies last night. He fired eight scoreless innings while striking out four batters to gain his 11th win of the season. He dominated the Rockies’ lineup for the entire contest as his fastball and changeup command were on point. Harvey did not walk a single batter all evening. Harvey’s stuff was so good that Terry Collins believed he...
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After tonight’s 4-0 win over the Rockies, the Mets announced they have called up Anthony Recker and optioned Kevin Plawecki to Triple-A Las Vegas. Plawecki, 24, hit .228 with a .283 on-base percentage in 227 plate appearances with eight doubles, two homeruns and 17 RBIs for the Mets. Recker, 31, was batting .257 for Triple-A Las Vegas with eight homers and 21 RBI in 105 plate appearances....
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The Mets (61-52) defeated the Rockies (47-64) by a score of 4-0 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Matt Harvey (11-7) was once again fantastic, tossing 8.0 scoreless innings allowing a mere four hits, no walks, and striking out four. Only one of those hits left the infield. Harvey was pulled after throwing only 97 pitches (66 strikes), as the Mets had the bases loaded with two outs in the...
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Lucas Duda was scratched from Tuesday night’s lineup due to a stiff back, said manager Terry Collins. It was initially believed that Duda was getting a routine game off with a left-handed pitcher on the mound. Daniel Murphy is starting at first base in Duda’s place, with Michael Cuddyer making his return to the lineup in right field. “I think Murph is a very good first baseman...
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The New York Mets and Colorado Rockies will play their second game of this four-game series tonight at Citi Field. Matt Harvey (10-7, 2.76) will be on the mound for the Mets and will be opposed by lefty Chris Rusin (3-4, 4.66) for the Rockies, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 PM. Matt Harvey is 6-2 with a 2.74 ERA in 11 home starts this season. He is 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA in his last five...
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Terry Collins is sitting in a good spot these days. He no longer has to look at a lineup peppered with Triple-A and Quad-A players and wonder how he was going to score some late runs with his team down by one or two. He also doesn’t have to cringe when looking at his bench for a pinch hitter and having to play Russian Roulette with a cast that was batting a combined .172 for the season....
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