By now most of you have heard all about Terry Collins and his mantra of “either you hit or you sit,” and I don’t think there’s anyone among us who doesn’t applaud this. But as I said at the time, I wonder if Collins will really stick to it, especially knowing his affinity for giving MLB veterans an extra-long leash even when they are severely underperforming. Kelly...
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Travis d’Arnaud homered off Jon Gray in the second inning for his fifth home run of the season. It was his first home run since June 20, the last time any Mets catcher has homered. It was also his single that ignited last night’s rally in the seventh inning, which led to a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Rockies. “I was trying to change who I was as a hitter,”...
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Jon Niese turned in another strong performance last night as he allowed just two runs while striking out five batters in seven innings. Despite his struggles earlier in the season, Niese has been one of the most consistent and unheralded members of the Mets’ rotation. In 135 innings this year, Niese owns a 3.46 ERA and has a 7-9 record. He has struck out 91 batters, and has walked only 37....
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David Wright was the designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk, and a run scored in his first rehab game with High-A St. Lucie on Monday night. During the game, Wright also went from first to third on a basehit and later scored on a groundout and looked fine. Wright called tonight a “good first step,” but said that on Tuesday when he plays third base, “it will be...
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The Metropolitans (60-52) defeated the Rockies (47-63) tonight by a final score of 4-2. Jon Niese was hit hard at times tonight but limited the damage to just two runs through seven innings while earning the win moving him to 7-9 on the year. The Mets didn’t manage more than a hit against Jon Gray, who was making his second big league start. Jose Reyes returned to Citi Field for the second...
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The New York Mets open a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies who are coming off a big series win against the Washington Nationals in DC this past weekend. In Monday night’s 7:10 PM series opener at Citi Field, Jonathon Niese (6-9, 3.51) faces off against rookie right-hander Jon Gray (0-0, 4.50) who is making his second major league appearance. After going 0-for-7 in a pair of rehab...
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