Game Summary It was supposed to be the classic pitchers duel, Randy Johnson versus Johan Santana, but it ended up being anything but. Neither Johnson or Santana brought their “A” games, but in the end it was Santana who came out on top and the Mets who outlasted the Giants 9-6 and won their third straight game in the series. Pitching Johan Santana had a tough go of it against the...
Read MoreTwo days after shelving J.J. Putz for a few days with a bone spur in his right elbow, the Mets got some good news regarding their former closer Billy Wagner who is rehabbing in Florida. Adam Rubin of the Daily News reports, Billy Wagner has returned to Port St. Lucie after a month-long moratorium on throwing off a mound. It looks like his projection to return from Tommy John elbow surgery by...
Read MoreBuffalo 2, Pawtucket 3 Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks. cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209 ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290 lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285 dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .231 1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, RBI, .429 3b...
Read MoreJose Reyes is out of the lineup for the third game in a row today because of continued soreness in his right calf.Alex Cora will replace Reyes at shortstop once again and will be hitting second in the lineup. Reyes said that their is still some tightness in his upper right shin and the calf muscle behind it. He doesn’t know how the injury happened but that it developed just before...
Read MoreAdam Rubin is on top of things today and is now reporting that Angel Pagan will be activated from the DL and be in uniform for tonight’s game. He writes, Angel Pagan will be in uniform Saturday when the Mets face the Giants, replacing Carlos Delgado (hip impingement) on the active roster, the Daily News has learned. Pagan had mid-March surgery to remove a bone spur from his right, throwing...
Read MoreLincecum, Schmincecum… That’s all the Mets had to say as they completed their biggest comeback of the season and beat the Giants 8-6 on Friday night. It was a game that featured many layers of clutch hitting, clutch baserunning, clutch fielding and a little bit of luck on this very Freaky Friday. Livan Hernandez started and he was opposed by Tim Lincecum in what looked to be a major...
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