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 tried to use the same formula as last night and it worked almost as well: a couple of runs in the first, leave it to your starter to hold it, add some insurance later. This time, it was Seth Lugo carrying the load. The normally solid Jose Urena started for Miami, but Curtis [...]
The Mets started the season with World Series aspirations. While some called it foolhardy to rely on so many young arms – especially with four of them coming off surgery or one sort or another – the more hopeful among the fan base pushed that notion aside. Because the arms were so young, they should [...]
The Mets' offense consisted mainly of the first seven batters of the game. They then put it on the fragile shoulders of Steven Matz. On this night, the shoulders were strong. Curtis Granderson led off the ballgame with a nine pitch walk against lefty Jeff Locke. Asdrubal Cabrera followed that up with a four pitch [...]
As we all know, veteran Met shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera is not happy playing second base, or any other position other than his traditional shortstop spot. Since the Mets have been playing him at second, he has requested a trade to a team that will play him at short, and he wants the team he is [...]
The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped by the Marlins Tuesday night in Miami, as they fell to their division rivals, 6-3. The key inning in the game was the seventh. Travis d'Arnaud tied the game with a solo homer, his second RBI of the game. Pinch-hitter Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, bringing up [...]
Baseball is a beautiful game, but it is rare that a tear is shed on the diamond. The most memorable tear ever shed on the grounds of Citi Field was undoubtedly the one that fell from the eye of Wilmer Flores, who thought that he was about to be traded from his team. The Mets [...]