The short-handed Mets pulled off a resourceful extra-inning win over the Tigers thanks to Wilson Ramos' bat, a rag tag bullpen and a walk-off home run by an unlikely hero. Jason Vargas returned from the I.L. to make the start and delivered with five strong innings. The veteran lefty scattered five hits and three walks [...]
The Giants won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014. They finished in last place in 2017, next to last in 2018 and currently sit in last place in 2019. And the immediate future looks bleak, too.
Maybe it is true that Carlos Gomez is the prodigal son, returning to the Mets, and basking in the recent stretch of hot play that is partially his responsibility for starting. Gomez, who had been away from the Mets organization since 2008 when they traded him to the Twins as a part of the deal [...]