The New York Mets (42-41) will take their series win against the Dodgers up north as they begin a three game set against the Giants (42-41) in San Francisco. Left-hander Jonathon Niese (3-8, 3.90) will get the start tonight and oppose right-hander Chris Heston (8-5, 3.78) in a 10:15 PM matchup. Niese has tossed five straight quality starts, the fourth-longest such stretch of his career and his...
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The Mets will call up OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Triple-A Las Vegas according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Since being claimed off of waivers from the Angels last month, Nieuwenhuis has been raking at Triple-A Las Vegas, where he was batting .293/.354/.741 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in 15 games. However, Nieuwenhuis has struggled mightily in the majors this season, batting just .100 with a...
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Gabriel Ynoa was named the Eastern League pitcher of the week by Milb.com. Ynoa fired a complete game shutout in his only start last week for Double-A Binghamton. He allowed one hit and struck out six batters during his dominant performance. A single he yielded in the 3rd inning was the only time a hitter reached base against the Mets’ underrated right hander. In Single-A St. Lucie, John...
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Who’s Hot: Jayce Boyd, Las Vegas – Boyd was riding a 6-game hitting streak entering into action on July 5th, batting .381 (8 for 21) with 3 doubles and 4 RBI over that span. Alex Castellanos, Las Vegas – The Vegas outfielder has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games through July 4th with 5 multi-hit games. Over this stretch, he’s hit .440 (11 for 25) with 5 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 HR, and 5 RBI...
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Following his historic MLB debut, Steven Matz dominated again during his second start. He tossed six shutout innings against the first place Dodgers while allowing only two hits and striking out eight. “This guy has got outstanding stuff. You saw it today,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “He’s got three ‘plus’ pitches. He throws strikes. He doesn’t beat himself. He’s a great athlete. He fields...
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Mets reliever Logan Verrett picked up his first major league save on Sunday, and continues to thrive out of the Mets bullpen. After rookie Steven Matz threw six shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Verrett relieved him and finished the game, throwing three more shutout innings to get the save and preserve the Mets 8-0 victory. Verrett, 25, allowed just one hit and struck out three...
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