Max Scherzer took to the mound against the Rays on Friday knowing that he would be the Opening Day starter for the New York Mets. He paid back the faith shown in him by absolutely dominating on the mound in his final spring training tune-up. It was reported on Friday by Mike Puma of the New York Post that Scherzer would get the start on Opening Day against the Miami Marlins, with the Mets later...
The Mets traveled to Tropicana Field to take on the Rays Friday afternoon. Max Scherzer got the start for New York in what will be his final appearance before Opening Day. Luis Patiño was the starter for Tampa Bay. The Mets struck early as a leadoff Luis Guillorme walk and a Francisco Lindor double made it a 1-0 ballgame. Pete Alonso then ambushed Patiño with a base hit on the first pitch he...
It’s hard to believe, but we are in the last week-and-a-half of spring training with just two weekends left in the spring season, including this weekend. The Mets traveled from Port St. Lucie down south to West Palm Beach to face the Houston Astros in a night cap at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Saturday’s matchup featured two aces: left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez for the Astros...
Justin Verlander took the mound Wednesday afternoon at Clover Park as the Mets took on the St. Louis Cardinals. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner overmatched the Cardinals’ lineup for five innings, striking out eight batters while allowing just one hit. Despite Verlander’s brilliance and another home run from Tomás Nido, the Mets were defeated 4-1. Despite a one-out...
Before the Mets gave up 12 runs to the Cardinals on Monday, David Peterson made a statement at the start of the game. Facing a Cardinals lineup that featured many of their regular season starters, Peterson struck out three batters, walked one, and didn’t allow a hit over two innings of work. Peterson’s slider looked particularly good in his Grapefruit league debut. In 2022, batters...
The New York Mets (96-56) defeated the Oakland Athletics (55-96) on Friday night in their first game in Oakland since 2014. Chris Bassitt was masterful in his first start against his former team, allowing two earned runs over eight innings pitched. The Mets’ offense, meanwhile, dominated the Athletics, who came into tonight’s game with the second worst team ERA in the American...
Max Scherzer was perfect over six innings on Monday night in Milwaukee, leading the Mets to a win that would clinch the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 2016, and the first of the Steve Cohen era while the Mets’ beloved owner sat in attendance at Miller Park. Scherzer was so dominant throughout his appearance on Monday that by the end of his outing, the...
