Zack Wheeler made a nice bounce back start but got no support from his lineup or bullpen as the Mets dropped the second game of the series 4-1 in St. Louis . Wheeler allowed two runs in six innings and though he scattered eight hits, he only walked one and struck out five and got [...]
For loyal readers of Mets360, this blogger is known as the eternal optimist. The Internet is rife with white flag waiving Mets fans, but here's one you'll never account among them - not until the Mets are mathematically eliminated. If you've been a Mets fan long enough, you know two things - the bitter sting [...]
The Mets overcame a 6-3 deficit - courtesy of a Fernando Salas gopher ball - and a rain delay to squeak out a 7-6 win over the Phillies at Citi Field. This marks seven wins in the last eight games for the surging Mets. Powered by home runs by Lucas Duda, Asdrubal Cabrera, and T.J. [...]
Jacob deGrom was dealing tonight and the Mets held on to edge the Phillies 2-1 at Citi Field to take the opener in the three-game home series. This makes six wins in their last seven games. deGrom brought his best stuff, mixing hot fastballs at up to 98 mph with biting sliders and well-timed change [...]
Regardless of how the rest of the season plays out, it's pretty certain that this will be Lucas Duda's last season in orange and blue. How the Mets play over the next few weeks, as well as how first base heir apparent Dominic Smith continues to hit in Las Vegas (currently .325/.377/.471), will help determine [...]
The Mets completed a three-game road sweep with an 8-2 victory over the fellow 2017 disappointment San Francisco Giants. And the win came courtesy of two very unlikely heroes - Rafael Montero who pitched nearly six solid innings, and backup catcher catcher Rene Rivera who slugged not one, but two home runs. Montero went 5.2 innings, [...]
Nine days ago Mets fans had a glimmer of optimism. Three key players had returned from the disabled list and we won a series against the defending world champs, following taking three out of four from the Braves on the road. That seems like ages ago as we've since gotten punched in the face by [...]
Puke. In case you missed it, that's the word that best describes this game. The Mets flat out couldn't hit or pitch in this game and looked like a single A team playing against a big league club as the 12-0 final accurately reflected. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mets couldn't score [...]
Two-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer was too much for the Mets tonight, holding them to four hits over eight innings. The heterochromic wonder baffled the Mets with a full arsenal of sliders, curves, change ups and fastballs. What's amazing is that he doesn't throw 98. Whether it's because he can't anymore or because he [...]
In spring training, the Mets bullpen looked really solid, from top to bottom. But, as the saying goes, "that's why you play the games." Closer Jeurys Familia notched 94 saves over the past two seasons while former closer Addison Reed was coming off his best season as a setup man. Also coming off good years were righty Fernando [...]
Put it in the books..twice! The Mets swept the day-night double header in Atlanta, taking the night cap 8-1 behind the dazzling return of Steven Matz. In his 2017 debut, the young lefty tossed seven strong innings, allowing one run in his final inning of work. He only struck out two, but Matz limited the [...]
Dansby Swanson single-handedly beat the Mets in this game with dazzling play in the field, at the plate and on the bases. Matt Harvey battled through five scoreless innings on a deft mix of changeups and breaking balls, but had to exit after that due to a high pitch count. He still didn't have his [...]