The Mets (17-10) defeated the Orioles (12-12) by a score of 3-2 Tuesday evening at Citi Field. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets, improving his record to 5-1 on the season, leaving his ERA at an impressive 2.90. Colon was cruising until he gave up a solo home run in the 8th inning to Manny Machado. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 6 hits and one run, stuck out 9 and walked NONE! 34...
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After an off day on Monday, the Mets begin a short two game set against the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (4-1, 3.31) starts for the Mets and will be opposed by Bud Norris (1-2, 12.18) for the Orioles in a 7:10 PM contest. Bartolo Colon has issued one walk (in his first start) and struck out 25 this year. He hasn’t issued a walk in his last 26.2 innings, the longest...
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The Mets have optioned Eric Campbell back to Triple-A Las Vegas and activated catcher Johnny Monell to their 25 man roster. Monell gives the Mets a third catcher as well as a left-handed bat off the bench. Campbell, 28, batted .200/.320/.323 in 50 at-bats with the Mets, but had been slumping badly over the last week. May 4 Triple-A catcher Johnny Monell is on his way to New York and is expected...
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Here’s the latest on Wilmer Flores who tells Joe Trezza of MLB.com how he felt about about not playing in back to back games in an attempt to have him clear his head. “It’s tough, but you got to get through it. This is how you’re going to learn, from these mistakes,” said Flores. “We’re all professionals, but we’re humans, too. You just have to...
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DraftKings is offering Mets Merized Online readers access to a free fantasy baseball contest to win a Mets VIP experience! All you have to do is select the 10 MLB players you think will score the most fantasy points during the MLB games today. Draft one catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop and third baseman, three outfielders and two pitchers under the provided $50,000 Salary Cap....
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Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, comprises a list of five external shortstop options he believes can solve the Mets problem at the position. Davidoff writes that the Mets can’t shrug their shoulders at their shortstop problem. “Should their internal options fail, the Mets have put themselves in a position where they’ll be compelled to look at the trade market. You don’t start the...
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