Rick Porcello improved on his last start during his performance Friday night, but still was not the pitcher the Mets need him to be in order to be successful in 2020. Porcello struggled early, getting two quick outs before allowing a single to recently COVID recovered Freddie Freeman. This base hit opened the flood gates, as Marcell Ozuna singled and Matt Adams followed with a base hit of his...
Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves, SunTrust Park 5:02 PM (EDT) RHP Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16) vs LHP Dallas Keuchel (8-8, 3.75 ERA) TBS, ESPN Radio The division series kicks off the winner of the NL East facing the winner of the NL Central. Former Met prospect John Gant has been left off the Cardinals roster after a rough finish to the season. Long-time Braves starting pitcher Julio...
Ouch. As if Mets fans weren’t hurt enough from the outcome of Saturday afternoon’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, the hits kept on coming post game as well. And not from the team the Mets were playing against. It came from the Atlanta Braves, who already clinched the NL East and who the Mets are facing in their last series of the regular season. In fact, it came from one specific...
It was yet another strong outing for Steven Matz, as he held the Atlanta Braves to one “2019 home run” – a solo shot off the bat of Josh Donaldson that just barely cleared the left field fence, which proved to be one of only two hits he gave up in Sunday’s game. But despite his efforts, the Mets lost 2-1 to the Braves at Citi Field. Mickey Callaway pulled Matz after the...
Atlanta Braves beat reporter Mark Bowman is reporting that the Braves have signed shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. The New York Mets waived Hechavarria on Tuesday and he became a free agent after going unclaimed. Reportedly, the Mets designated Hechavarria because he was due to receive a $1 million roster bonus. Hechavarria, 30, batted .204/.252/.359 with five homers, seven doubles, 18 RBIs, and a...
As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have placed infielder Adeiny Hechavarria on release waivers, making him a free agent once that process is complete. The Mets designated Hechavarria, 30, on August 9, one day before he was due to receive a $1 million roster bonus. Over 151 plate appearances for New York this season, Hechavarria slashed .204/.252/.359 with five homers, seven...
As per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, New York Mets minor-league infielder, Dilson Herrera, has opted out of his contract with the team, making him a free agent. Herrera, 25, signed a minor-league contract with the Mets in November and has thrived in 2019, being named to the International League All-Star team last month. The former Mets farmhand (acquired from Pittsburgh with Vic Black in the 2013...
The New York Mets (29-32) shutout the San Francisco Giants (25-35) 7-0 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. (Box Score) Pitching Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA) got the nod in this one, looking to build off his solid stretch of pitching. The 36-year-old came into the game with a 2.40 ERA in his last six starts and 30 innings pitched. He followed that up by pitching his longest game since June 2, 2017...
Robinson Cano exited Wednesday night’s game after the fourth inning, appearing to be dealing with a leg injury after running down the line to first base. According to the Mets booth, he left with a re-aggravated quad. Cano, 36, returned from the 10-day injured list (quad injury) Wednesday to join the Mets for the second game out of this three-game series against the San Francisco Giants....
During the month of May, the Mets had to make a lot of transactions, largely due to the fact that many players got injured at one point or another. The team, in turn, made a plethora of roster additions with two of the most noteworthy ones being Adeiny Hechavarria and Carlos Gomez. Neither one was met with significant approval and, in fact, the Hechavarria addition actually angered many who...
The New York Mets (27-28) experienced a ninth-inning collapse to the Los Angeles Dodgers (35-19), losing 9-8 at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday night. Pitching Noah Syndergaard (3-4, 4.90 ERA) toed the rubber against the Dodgers on Wednesday as he looked to rebound from his previous start in which he allowed 10 hits, one walk and six runs in 5 1/3 innings. Thor did not have his best stuff, but...
Last night, the game was tied 5-5 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Jeff McNeil was at second, Adeiny Hechavarria was at third, and Amed Rosario was at the plate. In this circumstance, everyone had a job to do. Rosario’s was obvious. He had to get the hit. Hechavarria had to get a big enough lead to give him an opportunity to score on a bang-bang play. As for McNeil? Well, his only...
