The Mets got a strong pitching performance from Rick Porcello and just enough timely hits to earn a 3-1 win over the Nationals Wednesday night. It was the 150th career victory for Porcello. After starting his Mets career with two disastrous outings, Porcello gave up a run after facing just four batters and it looked [...]
Neither Jeff McNeil nor Amed Rosario are in the starting lineup for tonight's 6:05 start. But we get to see the Mets debut of Billy Hamilton, who will follow Luis Guillorme in the order and bat ninth.
So, the bullpen's been bad but we're kind of used to that by now. But how poorly the starters are performing is something we haven't seen in awhile. Through 12 games, the starters have a 4.58 ERA. While it's silly to compare 12 games to full seasons, the Mets had a 4.50 or greater ERA [...]