The Mets beat the Nationals 2-0. The win wrapped up a series win on the road and pulled the Mets within 0.5 games of first place in the National League East. Steven Matz was the story of the game, tossing eight scoreless innings and struck out seven while walking just one. Matz’s fastball was crisp, […]
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Game Recap April 24: Decision Time on Matt Harvey
Executive Summary Matt Harvey pitched… poorly. His seasonal ERA is now 6.08. Sound the alarms. Naionals 7, Mets. 4. Discussion and Analysis After Harvey’s start on Friday the 13th, many pixels were posted posing the question: What’s wrong? Last night’s performance — 5 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs, 3 HR, 2 BB and merely one […]
Game recap May 23: Gio suffers death by dingers in Mets victory
The secret to the Mets’ success on offense in 2016 has not been a subtle one. So far, they have frequently come out on top by simply crushing the ball out of the park. They entered play on Monday night in D.C. atop the National League with 60 homers, and they only added to that […]
Game recap May 22: Mets complete sweep as Noah Syndergaard’s dominance continues
Noah Syndergaard, who has comfortably established himself as the Mets best starter this season, was opposed by Chase Anderson as the Mets went for the sweep of the Brewers on Sunday afternoon. Anderson nearly tossed a no-hitter against the Cubs in his last outing, while Syndergaard was coming off a win in a pitcher’s duel […]
Game recap May 21: Mets walk off on David Wright’s heroics
What Happened, In One Sentence: David Wright swung on a 3-0 count with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, lining a fastball to right-center for a walkoff 5-4 win. Bats Run Hot and Cold Early: Curtis Granderson ambushed a mistake fastball right down the middle for a leadoff home run. Two batters […]
Game recap May 20: Conforto’s blast seals Matz’s strong start
MATZ CRUISES AFTER EARLY BUMP IN THE ROAD: Steven Matz quickly fell behind the Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup in the first, despite flashing a lively mid 90s fastball and a curveball with nice shape. Jonathan Villar singled on a dribbler past Neil Walker, and advanced to third on some exceptional reads on breaking pitches. A sinker […]
Game Recap May 19: What Went Wrong
Today, while playing tennis, a group of kids watched behind the fence while waiting for their own hits to start. A flat serve to the body produced a short, sitting ball to my forehand that I promptly ran towards, only, I tripped over myself and flailed my racquet unsuccessfully at the ball. Clearly, I looked […]
Game recap May 15: Mets swept by Rockies as bats can’t rally
WHO WON: The purple-striped, mountain-themed not Mets WHAT HAPPENED, JACOB DEGROM: Jacob deGrom had one of those starts where he wasn’t at peak deGrominance, but he wasn’t terrible. In fact, he was pretty efficient early on. Through four innings, the righty had only thrown 49 pitches and really only made two mistakes that came back […]
Game recap May 14: Verrett snaps successful spot-start streak
What Happened, In One Sentence The Rockies scored four runs after a blown call at home plate in the third, winning 7-4. Reversal of Coors Field Fortune for Verrett Logan Verrett was spectacular in a spot start at Coors Field last year, striking out eight while only giving up one run in eight innings of […]
Game recap May 13: IN TWIST, PITCHER STRUGGLES AT COORS
HARVEY FAILS TO MAINTAIN EARLY LEAD Matt Harvey had a very positive early performance in the first inning, commanding four pitches with a 93 mph fastball through the first three innings. Despite extra-base hits by Trevor Story and DJ LeMahieu, the Mets maintained an early 2-0 lead. However, three straight hits in the bottom of […]