The Mets (24-18) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (27-14) by a score of 5-0, splitting the four game set. Jacob deGrom had one of the best outings of his young career, which saw him pitching eight innings of one-hit ball, striking out eleven batters, and retiring the last twenty-three Cardinals to face him. His opposition, Jaime Garcia, pitched a solid game as well, and kept the Cardinals in the...
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There is no way around it: Over the past two weeks, Bartolo Colon has been dreadful. Over that span, he has made three starts, allowing 19 runs (17 earned) on 26 hits in just 15.1 innings. His last two starts have been especially bad, with Colon allowing six and then nine runs. Last night, he went less that five innings for the first time all season. All of this comes at a time when the Mets are...
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After consecutive sub-par performances by Jon Niese and Bartolo Colon, the New York Mets will turn to Jacob deGrom to try and preserve a split in the finale of their four game series against the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at Citi Field. DeGrom (4-4, 3.21 ERA) will oppose Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia, who is making his season debut in the 1:10 PM matinee. The Mets have been bounced...
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Las Vegas had the day off but are back at it tonight at Cashman Field with Matz the Magnificent facing off against former Met farmhand Randy Fontanez at 10:05 ET. Harrisburg 10, Binghamton 1 Gabriel Ynoa continued what has been a disappointing season for him giving up five runs on six hits, three walks, HBP, and three strikeouts while picking up his 2nd loss of the season that saw his ERA...
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“Develop the pitching, buy the bats.” That was a recurring theme during what has been a five year rebuild. It was drilled into our heads. And yet here we are, with a pitching rotation and bullpen packed with some of the most elite arms in the league, and the offense is sputtering. The team is at the precipice of this enduring run of championship baseball they’ve been telling us...
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While having too much pitching is deemed a myth by many baseball fans, I believe the New York Mets have officially reached this paradox. Rare as it is to have so much depth, the Mets are crossing the point from developing their prospects to perhaps hindering them by keeping them in the minor leagues. When Zack Wheeler went down in the offseason, some fans pointed to injuries as a reason to keep...
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