Noah Syndergaard tried his damnedest to give the Cincinnati Reds this game. Apparently, they didn't want it. The Mets ran their latest winning streak to five games and their current run to 14 of 18 with a sweep in the Queen City. Syndergaard pitched five hair-raising innings, surrendering six hits, four walks and no runs, [...]
James Loney, simply put, is a below average baseball player. He started a promising major league career in 2006 (albeit in just 102 at bats) and followed it up with an even more impressive season in 2007 as a 23 year old. He showed offensive skills well better than most first basemen in the game [...]
The Mets continued their winning ways and their two year dominance over the Reds with a 5-3 win. This time they did it on the strength of a sturdy bullpen and four home runs. Yoenis Cespedes provided the big blow with a lead-changing two run-home run in the seventh inning. Curtis Granderson, Jose Reyes and Alejandro [...]