After using 11 relievers in the past two games, the last thing the Mets needed was an early exit from starting pitcher David Peterson but that’s exactly what happened. Peterson couldn’t make it thru five innings and the Braves scored off both the third and fourth relief pitcher used by the Mets Wednesday and they [...]
The depleted Mets won their second straight game in Atlanta Tuesday night. That may not sound like much but with the way that the Braves have owned the Mets in general the past 30 years, and in Atlanta in particular, it was really something to make you sit up and notice. Let’s examine some of [...]
After the Braves tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, Tomas Nido hit a homer with two outs in the ninth to put the Mets ahead for good, leading to a 4-3 win over the Braves Tuesday night in Atlanta. It was the second straight start for Nido, who had three hits [...]
In their first matchup against the Braves this year, the Mets suffered two more injuries but escaped with a 3-1 victory Monday night in Atlanta. Taijuan Walker got the start and pitched well until being forced to leave the game with tightness in his left side. The last thing the Mets needed was another injury [...]
The Mets managed just two hits and ended up losing to the Rays, 7-1. The Rays’ win gave them a sweep of the three-game series and they outscored the Mets, 22-8. Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he cruised through the first three innings before the wheels came off in the fourth. He allowed [...]
The Mets desperately needed to add starting pitching in the offseason. They extended the QO to Marcus Stroman and he accepted. They traded for Carlos Carrasco and Joey Lucchesi. But everyone expected the Mets to grab a free agent pitcher from another team and throughout the offseason, they were linked to just about anyone with [...]
The Mets brought a 2-0 lead to the late innings but were unable to hold it, as they dropped the opener of the series to the Rays, 3-2, on a walkoff single in the ninth inning. The loss snapped a 7-game winning streak for the Mets. It was a weird game for starter David Peterson, [...]
Watching Jarred Kelenic’s MLB debut last night, the opposing pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. We’ve had five no-hitters already in this young season, along with seven games with just one hit and 29 where a team managed just two hits. It feels like pitchers are dominating. MLB is experimenting with rules in [...]
We’ve talked more than usual about the bullpen this year, in part because it’s been so much better than expected or feared. We still don’t have a great way to measure relievers, though. Typically, we want to have one number that we can point to and say – see! But, in my opinion, WAR doesn’t [...]
Edwin Diaz came on in the rain to get five outs and close out the win for Jacob deGrom, as the Mets won the game, 4-2, and swept the Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the fifth-straight win for the Mets, the longest streak this season. While deGrom gets a rare victory, he [...]
The Mets have great pitching, which isn’t really that big of a surprise. But that they’ve been this good with three of their top seven pitchers yet to appear in a game is something that hasn’t gotten enough attention, in my opinion. The Mets are second in MLB in staff ERA, trailing only the Padres, [...]
The Mets did a little bit of everything tonight and downed the Diamondbacks, 4-2, to earn their fourth straight win. Tommy Hunter, who pitched two innings last night, got the start as the opener and delivered two shutout innings, backed by a couple of nice defensive plays. He was replaced by Joey Lucchesi, who came [...]