The St. Louis Cardinals have a utility infielder, acquired this year from the San Diego Padres. His name is Jedd Gyorko. That last name is pronounced “Jerk-O” and the appropriateness of that pronunciation is not lost on at least one…
Steven Matz and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout to give the Mets the rubber game of their series with the Marlins, 3-0. The nine-game road trip ended with the Mets holding a 5-4 mark. Matz won for the…
The Mets won for the 11th time in 12 games after a scheduled day off with a 5-3 win over the Marlins Friday night in Miami. The Mets moved within a half game of the Marlins and five games of…
There isn’t much to be said about this no-contest contest. The Mets dropped their final 2016 regular season game with the Cubs, 6-2 on a desultory afternoon. Kyle Hendricks started for Chicago and as Bob Murphy used to say, he…
On a night that promised to be dominated by the starting pitchers, it instead belonged to Rene Rivera. And an extra piece of pie goes to Jeurys Familia, too. Jake Arrieta and Noah Syndergaard squared off in a marquee match…
The Mets’ eight-game winning streak against the Cubs came to an end Monday night, as Chicago defeated New York, 5-1. In a familiar refrain, the Mets had their chances but couldn’t come up with the big hit. Four different innings…
The Mets rebounded from Saturday’s disappointment with a 5-0 win over the Phillies, taking the rubber game of their three-game set and moving to seven games over .500 for the year. Jacob deGrom was magnificent. He pitched the first complete…
The Mets came out of the gate on a high note, beating the Phillies 5-3 behind good pitching and a 3-run home run from Neil Walker. Bartolo Colon was perfect through four, setting down the first 12 batters he faced.…
Well, that didn’t go as planned. The Mets ended the first half on a down note, losing three out of four to the Nationals, including a 3-2 setback Sunday. They head into the All-Star break six games out of first…
The Mets lost to the Nationals tonight at Citi Field 6-1, ruining many a night and dropping to five games back in the division. Logan Verrett was…present in this this one. His main accomplishment was pitching into the seventh inning,…
Where’s Fernando Tatis? Clearly this is 2009 because Jose Reyes is here and everyone keeps getting injured. As if the news weren’t bleak enough with Matt Harvey shut down for the season for shoulder surgery, our best player and best…
Put it in the books! The Mets out-slugged the Nationals on a night when neither starting pitcher was effective and the ball seemed to fly out of Citi Field. Bartolo Colon coughed up six runs on 10 hits in less…
