Behind terrific pitching and a barrage of long balls, the Mets clobbered the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Logan Verrett pitched six beautiful, scoreless innings, artfully mixing sliders and changeups to keep hitters off balance and off base. Had the game not been a blowout, Verrett easily could have gone another inning, if not two. [...]
One of the feel-good stories of the early 2016 season has been the performance of Phillies starting pitcher Vincent Velasquez, who has come on to pitch two great games here in the early going for a Philadelphia team that is a few years away from competing for the playoffs. After two starts, Velasquez' line reads: [...]
Although the Mets offense ranks in the bottom half of the National League, the Mets have been scoring more efficiently throughout the past couple of games. Over the past four games, the Mets have scored 5 or more runs, and have gone 3-1 during those games. Terry Collins decided to move Michael Conforto to the [...]