The Mets and Yankees do battle again on Saturday afternoon with a marquee pitching matchup featuring Matt Harvey (3-0, 3.50 ERA) and LHP CC Sabathia (0-3, 4.35) in a 4:05 PM game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Mets had their franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak snapped with last night’s 6-1 loss. The streak had been the longest in the majors since 2013. The Mets still own the best...
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Matt Harvey is already considered to be one of the better pitchers in the league, despite owning just 15 major league victories in 39 starts entering this afternoon’s game against the New York Yankees. What makes Harvey so special is his ability to dominate a game. Hitters rarely touch him, as evidenced by their .210 batting average against him and his lifetime 10.0 strikeouts per nine...
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Las Vegas 12, Reno 0 Steven Matz made the start in Vegas for Noah Syndergaard (food poisoning) and did not disappoint holding a no hitter through 6.2 innings before our old friend Nick Evans singled to break it up. The next batter singled but Matz got a strike out to end the inning and his 7 innings of shutout baseball with only one walk and five strikeouts. Not only was Matz spectacular on the...
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That’s the back cover of the Daily News featuring Matt Harvey as Batman and Alex Rodriguez as the Joker. Pretty awesome… Despite a mild ankle sprain, Harvey is full steam ahead for his start this afternoon against CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees in the Bronx. In his only other start against the Yankees, Harvey was in beast mode, allowing just one run in eight innings while...
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Rookie righthander Hansel Robles impressed in his big-league debut, inheriting two runners and ultimately stranding the bases loaded in the seventh inning of the Mets 6-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. After allowing an infield single to his first batter Alex Rodriguez to load them up, Robles shook off the jitters, bore down and got Mark Teixeira to pop out and then struck out Brian McCann and Carlos...
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Mets pitching prospect Steven Matz was dominant again on Friday night, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Reno Aces. Nick Evans eventually broke up the no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh when he slapped a ground ball through the infield between shortstop and third for Reno’s first hit. Matz ended the night surrendering just two hits over seven innings, walking one...
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