With Saturday’s 10-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets entered into a virtual dead heat with the Giants and Cardinals in the NL Wild Card race. Both the Giants and Cards won their respective games on Saturday. The Mets and Giants now hold a half game lead over the Cardinals for the two Wild Card spots. The Mets own the tie-breaker over San Francisco, currently giving them the top...
Read More
Despite displaying some tremendous heart after falling behind 10-0 to the Phillies early, the Mets tacked on eighth runs but it wasn’t enough as they lost 10-8 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching Sean Gilmartin got the start for the Mets and had himself a nightmarish first inning, letting up five earned runs on four hits and four walks and only able to get two outs before Rafael Montero...
Read More
Terry Collins told reporters on Saturday that Wilmer Flores could miss the rest of the regular season due to his ailing wrist injury. Flores told reporters that he plans on trying to take swings on Sunday and will try to see how he feels after that, but he remains worried about the bone bruise in his wrist. He received a second cortisone injection on Monday to try and alleviate the pain and...
Read More
According to Marc Carig, Noah Syndergaard will be scratched from tomorrow’s start due to strep throat. Sean Gilmartin will be starting in his place. While this doesn’t have the same impact as Steven Matz being done for the year, Syndergaard having to miss a start is a blow to the Mets chances of claiming one of the two Wild Card spots. The impact could have far reaching implications...
Read More
Thursday night’s game could not have been scripted any better. The game exemplified the season in every way possible. They were up, then they were down. They were up again and then they were down again. They though persevered, making way for the most dramatic comeback of the season as they defeated the Phillies by a score of 9-8 in 11 innings. Asdrubal Cabrera continued his torrid month...
Read More
