Last Night’s Quick Scores Binghamton 5, Richmond 1 St. Lucie 6, Fort Myers 5 Savannah 2, Charleston 0 – Game 1 Savannah 5, Charleston 3 – Game 2 Mahoning Valley 2, Brooklyn 1, 12 Innings Prospect Pipeline Brian Burgamy hit his 21st home run on the season, and third in four games. Dustin Lawley launched his 20th home run on the season and drove in two runs (59). In 2013 with St....
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The New York Mets (54-60) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (61-51) tonight at Nationals Park by a score of 7-1. What you should know: The Nationals got off to an early start in the bottom of the first inning, as they put up a three spot, thanks to a Jayson Werth RBI single and an Adam LaRoche two-run home run. Washington would add on to their lead in the bottom of the sixth, as Danny...
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Tonight in Washington, the Mets look to build on the series opener as they face the Nationals in the second game of a three game series. Jonathan Niese (5-7 3.24) opposes the recently acquired Doug Fister (10-3 2.68). Niese has allowed three earned runs or less in 23 of his last 24 starts dating to September 13 of last season and 18 of those 24 have been quality starts. During his current...
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It’s hard to believe that Daniel Murphy, the position-less utility man that broke through with the Mets in 2008 has become the toast of his position, especially in the National League. After a rough start in the outfield, Murphy was moved around the infield and finally settled in at second. Despite two horrible leg injuries sustained while playing second, he’s found a home and now...
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After losing 3 of 4 to the Giants over the weekend, it seems the recent hopes of climbing back into the pennant race had finally faded to black. After an 8-2 run to head into the All Star break, the Mets have been basically treading water since. Even with last night’s 6-1 win over the first place Nationals, the team remains 5 games under .500 and 7 games out of the division lead. Some fans...
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Last night during our game thread, I was taken aback when a reader commented during the second inning that the problem with Zack Wheeler was that he’s a thrower and not a pitcher. I jumped right in and said nothing could be more further from the truth and that Wheeler was mature beyond his years as a pitcher and that like most young players will have the occasional hiccup. Wheeler...
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