The Phillies rode the pitching of Jake Arrieta and the power of solo homers to earn a 3-2 win over the Mets Wednesday afternoon and take the rubber match of their three-game series. Arrieta was in complete command throughout, getting Mets players to continually beat the ball in the ground, including three GDPs to snuff [...]
You can't win 'em all, but this one was a real clunker. The high following the Monday night nail biter win was short-lived as the wheels came off in Philly on Tuesday. Starter Steven Matz gave the team no chance, coughing up eight runs in the first inning without retiring an out. The defense did [...]
On Jackie Robinson Day the Mets beat the Phillies in extras as they continued a stretch against division opponents. While they were not able to enjoy the win in their beautiful rotunda built in the Dodger’s name, Mets hitters were able to enjoy the confines of Citizen’s Bank Park. With heavy winds both starters struggled, [...]
The Braves belted three homers en route to downing the Mets, 7-3, Sunday night in Atlanta. After winning the first two games of the series, the Mets had to settle for a tie in the four-game matchup with their East division rival. Jacob deGrom was on the mound and for the second straight start, his [...]
After starting the series with two straight wins, the Mets lost the third of a four game series by the score of 11 to 7. For the seventh straight game, the Mets offense put up six runs or more, but tonight their pitching could not control the game. Jason Vargas only managed to get one [...]
If this first series is any indication, the nineteen contests between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in 2019 will be entertainment of the highest order. Taut pitching and clutch hitting have been the touchstones for New York here in the early going. A day after Pete Alonso announced himself -- loudly -- [...]
The Mets are now 7-3 against their NL East foes as they defeated the Braves 6-3 tonight. Steven Matz pitched six strong innings with eight strikeouts; he now carries a 1.65 ERA on the season. Amed Rosario led the team on offense with 4 RBI: Pete Alonso added two insurance runs in the eighth with [...]
This was a tale of three stories. First, it was Noah Syndergaard in cruise control, efficiently shutting down the Twins for seven innings. Then it was the Mets capitalizing on some terrible pitching to score six runs in the fifth inning courtesy of six walks and a hit batter by Twins pitchers. Lastly, it was [...]
You could kind of tell, y'know? When he went 3-2 on the leadoff hitter, you might have gotten an idea. A delayed start on a chilly night, coming off an historically good performance, with an extra day of rest... A number of factors conspired to have Jacob deGrom deliver a sub-par outing against the Minnesota [...]
This one was a rough game for the Mets. Despite a late push by the bats, the Nationals easily walked away with the rubber game of a three-game set to tie the season series at three games apiece. They quite literally “walked” away with this one today as Mets pitchers walked 12. Zack Wheeler doled [...]
In a battle of lousy bullpens, the saving grace was Edwin Diaz, who came on to close the deal in the ninth, as the Mets emerged with a 6-5 win over the Nationals Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. Steven Matz pitched five shutout innings but a high pitch count – thanks to 4 BB and [...]
The Mets home opener didn’t quite go as planned, as the offense never got untracked and the Nationals added some runs late to break open a close game and earn a 4-0 win Thursday afternoon. Much was made about the Mets having to play their home opener as a day game following a road night [...]