Despite a solid starting pitching performance and more positive signs from their young position players, the Mets’ bullpen could not hold on to a 2-0 lead entering the seventh inning on Wednesday, falling to the Nationals 3-2 on a walk-off hit by the Nats’ Jacob Young. With the win, the Nats salvaged a split in the two-game set with the Mets, the final time the two teams will play...
Coming off of a 7-2 win over the Brewers on Tuesday night, the Mets faced off against Milwaukee once again on Wednesday in game three of their four-game series at Citi Field. The Mets were looking to keep themselves in the win column and win two in a row for the first time this month. They have been under a lot of scrutiny from fans as of late, and with the All-Star break approaching, the Mets...
The rubber game of the Mets and Astros three-game series in Houston had a little bit of everything. The teams combined for 18 runs, 19 hits, 16 walks, eight stolen bases and three errors. There was a run-scoring wild pitch, a violation for running out of the baseline, a catcher’s interference call, a pitch-clock violation strikeout, and a successful safety-squeeze. After three hours and 32...
Coming off their fourth consecutive loss, things went from bad to worse for the Mets on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves. In his first at-bat of the night, Pete Alonso took a 97 mph fastball to the left wrist that forced him out of the game just four batters in. Desperately needing to turn things around, the Mets would have to take on their division rival without their top hitter. With...
The New York Mets (59-59) fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-69) by a score of 10-6 on Monday night in Phoenix. The loss drops the Mets to 3 games back of both the St Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins in the NL Wild Card Race (the Mets also trail the Pirates by 2.5 games). Bartolo Colon struggled on the hill for the Mets, allowing 5 runs (2 earned) on 9 (hard) hits and 2 walks, striking out...
The Mets (7-8) fell by a score of 9-4 to the Boston Red Sox (8-12) on Sunday afternoon at Tradition Field. Noah Syndergaard pitched well for the Mets, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings, striking out five and walking none. The Mets nearly fell behind in the second inning, but Thor got some help from his defense when Neil Walker threw out David Murphy at the plate. The...
The Mets (2-3) were unable to stop the Braves (5-0) on Saturday night, losing 5-3 in the house of horrors that is Turner Field. Dillon Gee got his first start of the year and was ineffective, allowing five runs on eight hits, striking out two while walking none. Gee got off to a good start, but struggled after the first time through the order, which is something we have certainly seen before....
The Mets (1-0) beat the Braves (0-1) by a score of 8-2 in Wednesday’s Grapefruit League opener at Champion Field. Dillon Gee (he’s still here) got the start for the Mets and pitched two innings. Profar Gee allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in the first inning, before settling down to finish his outing with a 1-2-3 frame in the second. Gee turned the ball over to a slew of...
Sighhhhh… The Mets (19-22) fell to the Nationals (22-19) by a score of 5-2 on Friday night in Washington. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and struggled, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks in just four innings pitched, while striking out two. The Nats jumped on Niese in the first inning. Denard Span led off with a single just past a diving Daniel Murphy, and...
The Mets (18-19) beat the Yankees (19-18) by a score of 9-7 on Monday night at Yankee Stadium, giving them a 1-0 lead in the 2014 Subway Series. Bartolo Colon took the mound for the Mets tonight and struggled against his former team, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 11 hits in 5.2 innings. The Mets, as they often do, got off to a quick start in this one. Eric Young led off the ballgame with a...
The Mets (17-19) beat the Phillies (17-19) by a score of 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, snapping a 5-game losing streak and salvaging the final game of their 3-game series with Philadelphia. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and pitched well, going 6 innings and striking out 6 Phillies, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and a walk. Niese was better than the numbers indicated,...
The Mets (16-14) beat the Rockies (19-14) by a score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in Colorado to salvage the final game of their four-game series. Dillon Gee got the start for the Mets and was once again solid, tossing six-plus scoreless innings while striking out 5 and allowing only 6 hits and a walk. Gee also came somewhat close to being the first Mets pitcher to get a hit this season, but it...
