El Paso 4, Las Vegas (31-29) 1 Las Vegas tied the game in the bottom of the of the 3rd on a RBI single by Dilson Herrera and the game stayed that way until the top of the 8th when former big leaguer Ramiro Pena hit a 3-run homerun off Chase Bradford. The 51’s brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the 8th against their former teammate Cory Mazzoni, loading the bases for...
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In case you missed it (you didn’t), The Mets got no-hit last night. So, what to make of it? 1. It was only a matter of time. For all the talk (Until Johan’s Pyrrhic Victory) about how the Mets had never had a no-hitter, I’ve often been shocked that, in nearly 19 years of being alive and 11 years of closely following the Mets, I’ve never seen the team fall on the short...
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Here are some notes and reactions from around the Mets and media on last night’s no-hitter by Chris Heston, and the questionable state of the Mets offense. Jared Diamond, Wall Street Journal Nonetheless, the Mets didn’t put up much of a fight. With two outs in the eighth inning, third baseman Eric Campbell hit a hard ground ball into the shortstop hole, but Brandon Crawford fielded it...
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The Mets announced that reliever Bobby Parnell will rejoin the Mets on Wednesday and then be activated from the DL within a few days. Parnell had a 30-day rehab clock in the minors that was set to expire, and because he has more than five years of service time in the majors, he could have refused an assignment to the minors. He appeared in his final rehab game on Tuesday for Double-A Binghamton...
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The Mets (31-28) were no-hit by Chris Heston and the Giants (33-26) and lost by a score of 5-0 Tuesday night. Offense: Um… Well some guys didn’t strike out, so that’s good. The Mets were shut out for the fifth time this season (all at home). New York has been held scoreless in five of its nine losses at Citi Field this season. In New York’s nine home losses this year, the team...
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Here’s a summary of the Mets draft through ten rounds. On Tuesday, the Mets stocked up on pitching, taking three right-handers and two southpaws including highly regarded Max Wotell. Round 2 (53) – OF Desmond Lindsay, Out of Door Academy, Florida Round 3 (88) – LHP Max Wotell, Marvin Ridge High School, North Carolina Round 4 (119) – 3B David Thompson, University of Miami...
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