Saturday night’s loss to the Phillies was yet another indication that Met hitters are struggling mightily with the timely hit. Nevertheless, Dominic Smith was able to provide a glimmer of positivity in a game that certainly needed some. The night started off rather encouragingly for the Mets offense, as J.D. Davis singled in the first and Smith followed with a double. However, Pete Alonso...
Among a locker room lockdown and a sunflower seed strike, Rick Porcello kept a level-head, and made his longest start of the spring thus far, rolling 4.2 innings, striking out one and giving up two earned runs. Porcello allotted nine hits to his foes, all of which by way of the single, and did not go a single inning without giving up a baserunner. Still, he prevailed in getting out of each jam...
The Mets got their second win of the spring with a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals on Friday afternoon in Port St. Lucie. (Boxscore) Pitching Marcus Stroman made his second start of the spring for the Mets. The 28-year old was having a strong start as he retired two, until he gave up a homer to Paul Goldschmidt to give the Cardinals the early lead. However, Stroman got out of the inning as...
The New York Mets (58-56) are now winners of 12 out of their last 13 games after beating the Miami Marlins by a 5-0 score on Tuesday night at Citi Field. (Box Score) Pitching Looks like the Mets were right to denand a lot for Zack Wheeler in trade demands, as he continues to remind everyone what a solid part of the rotation he continues to be. Wheeler gave up a one-out double in the first to Jon...
Mets fans got flashbacks to the 2016 Wild Card game as Noah Syndergaard and Madison Bumgarner engaged in an epic pitching duel that saw a lot of batting averages suffer on both sides. The bullpens battled it out into the night, posting zero after zero until Pete Alonso crushed his 32nd homer run of the season to give the Mets the lead in the 16th. However, the beleaguered bullpen couldn’t...
The Mets lost the finale of their series by a score of 2-0 and dropped three-of-four against the Dodgers in painful fashion. (Box Score) Pitching Jason Vargas was the starter for New York tonight, and his first inning did not get off to a promising start. Chris Taylor tripled to lead off the game for LA. Max Muncy followed up with a RBI double, causing the Dodgers to smell blood in the water....
Good Morning Mets Fans ! The Metropolitans had themselves a weekend to forget, getting swept by the Miami Marlins as the team has now dropped five games in a row. The Washington Nationals head into town today as the Mets look to right the ship against a division rival who has also underperformed in 2019. Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.91 ERA) will take the ball for the Nats in what will seemingly be a...
The Mets won the first game of their series against the Nationals in Washington by a score of 6-2. (Box Score) Pitching Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he was very good. In the first, he hit Adam Eaton to begin the game. Victor Robles proceeded to hit into a double play and Syndergaard struck out Juan Soto. In the second, he walked Anthony Rendon to begin the inning. He rebounded to...
The New York Mets have not had the best history bringing in potential Hall of Famers who are towards the end of their careers. Over Mets history, fans can recite how things fell apart for players like Roberto Alomar, Warren Spahn, Eddie Murray, and a host of other players when they donned the orange and blue. However, that is not the totality of that list. There are still players like Rickey...
Arizona Fall League (AFL) No Game Scheduled. Yesterday was reserved for the Bowman Hitting Challenge, but, it was rained out. Mexican Pacific League (LMP) Venados de Mazatlan 5 – 4 Charros de Jalisco Yaquis de Obregon 4 – 1 Caneros de Los Mochis Venezuelan Winter League (LVBP) Tiburones de La Guaira 3 – 0 Leones del Caracas Cardenales de Lara 9 – 5 Bravos de Margarita...
The New York Mets (36-53) fell to the Philadelphia Phillies (51-39) to the score of 7-3. The Mets have not won a home series since May 21st but they can split the series with a win tomorrow. Attendance was reported at 22,416. The loss makes the Mets the sole resident of the NL East cellar. Pitching Drew Gagnon made his MLB debut tonight and was able to retire the side in order in the first...
The New York Mets (31-45) fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-41) by the score of 6-4 Monday night at Citi Field. It marks the Mets seventh straight loss and their 2018 home record deteriorates to 13-25. The Mets offense was unable to get anything going against Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon until the seventh inning where they rallied for four runs but ended up falling short in the end....
