Mets pitching prospect Steven Matz was his usual electrifying self again on Thursday night allowing just one first inning run and then shutting down the Reno Aces the rest away while striking out 12 batters in seven innings in the process. Matz toyed with the Aces using his 95 MPH fastball for nine of his dozen punchouts. In his previous start, the Mets lefty took a no-hitter into the seventh...
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Matt Reynolds is tearing the cover off the ball at Triple-A Las Vegas so far this season, hitting at a vigorous .330/.398/.545 clip. (29-for-88) This has been a regular occurrence for the 24 year-old, actually, as last season between Double-A Binghamton and the 51’s, Reynolds hit a robust .343/.405/.454 in 478 at-bats. MLB.com had this to say about Reynolds: “It might be dull, but...
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It was supposed to be our chance to make a statement. On Thursday I called it the first must win series of the season. But instead of riding high this weekend, the Mets lost three of four to the Washington Nationals and we dropped our third consecutive series while losing seven of our last 10 in the process. This one really smarts because it came against our chief divisional rival and it...
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The Mets (16-10) lost to the Washington Nationals (12-14) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 1-0. The Nationals scored the only run of the game in the first inning. After the Mets failed to turn two double plays, Bryce Harper singled to put runners on first and second with two outs, and then Ryan Zimmerman blooped a broken bat single over the head of Lucas Duda to bring in the runner...
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In a year where Mets ownership is looking to get the fans back, the team is sitting in first place in early May, and there is a buzz at Citi Field that has never been seen with such regularity before. But are the Mets are making a big blunder when it comes to their premium promotions in 2015? Last night was Jacob deGrom Gnome Night. The first 15,000 fans received the giveaway. There was just one...
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The Mets will try to avoid their third consecutive series loss on Sunday as they complete the finale of their four-game set with the Nationals at Citi Field. RHP Dillon Gee (0-1, 4.26 ERA) will start for the Mets and he will be opposed by RHP Doug Fister (1-1, 3.28) for the Nationals at 1:10 PM. Wilmer Flores is getting another day off because Terry Collins said he wants him to “clear his...
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