What Happened, in a Sentence: The Phillies did a better job manufacturing runs, beating the Mets 4-2. Verrett Avoids Big Mistakes Saturday was Logan Verrett’s second attempt to replace Matt Harvey’s spot in the rotation. As I wrote last week, the first attempt didn’t go so well. Verrett entered the game walking 11.1 percent of […]
Tag: James Loney
Game recap July 15: Bartolo Colon’s not perfect, but he’s perfect for us
Fresh off a trip to the All-Star Game (though he didn’t appear in the game), Bartolo Colon started the Mets second-half opener, opposed by Jeremy Hellickson and the Phillies. Yoenis Cespedes remained out of the lineup with a quad injury, so Juan Lagares got a rare start in center field against a right-handed starting pitcher. […]
Game recap July 9: Logan Verrett is not Matt Harvey
What Happened, In a Sentence: Daniel Murphy continued to hit Mets pitching like it’s the 2015 playoffs, with a homer and 4 RBI in a 6-1 Nationals win Mets Get to Scherzer Early Max Scherzer threw 7.1 shutout innings against the Mets two weeks ago. He’s been on a roll since June 1, holding batters […]
Game recap July 6: Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow
In a sentence Wilmer Flores homered twice and Jacob deGrom held the Marlins in check as the Mets cruised to their sixth win in seven games. The good After a dreadful night at the plate on Tuesday, the Mets were back to their slugging ways during Wednesday’s day game against the Fish. The displaced shortstop/third […]
Game recap July 4: Hot dogs, apple pie and Mets comeback magic
In a sentence A little magic went a long way after Matt Harvey put the Mets in a 6-0 hole early, but the bats came alive and the team stormed back to win 8-6 on their biggest comeback of the season. The week in Matt Harvey After a rain-shortened start last time out in which he […]
Game recap July 3: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Mets sweep Cubs in four
THE RUNDOWN If anyone knows how to sweep the Cubs in four games, it’s the Mets. The Amazins bounced back from a three-game sweep at the hands of the Nationals to beat up the struggling Cubs in four straight, capped off with a 14-3 pummeling of Jon Lester on Sunday. YOU GET A HIT! AND YOU GET […]
Game recap July 1: Offensive drought? What offensive drought?
Coming off a much needed comeback win on Thursday, Jacob deGrom took the mound against Jason Hammel and the Cubs in the second game of a four-game set. The Cubs, dealing with some injury troubles of their own (Kyle Schwarber, Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler are all on the DL) have come back to the pack a bit but remain the class […]
Game recap June 29: So close, yet so far
WHO WON: The red and white not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, THE FIRST SEVEN: In short, the first seven innings of this one were bad. With the focus being on the bats, Max Scherzer dominated an already poor Mets lineup. He struck out 10, and the only runners to reach base against him did so in the […]
Game recap June 28: The hits keep (not) coming
Tonight’s game was the 2016 Mets’ third against a debuting BP Top 101 prospect, with Giolito (#3 overall) joining Julio Urias (#6) and Jameson Taillon (#51). If past is prologue, we should expect to see Alex Reyes (#10) and Jeff Hoffman (#24) make their first MLB starts when the Cardinals and Rockies, respectively, visit Citi Field at […]
Game Recap June 27: Nationals Run Roughshod Over Mets in Series Opener
Beginning a two-week stretch that could help define their season for better or worse, the Mets were embarrassed in the series opener at Nationals Park on Monday night. Washington stole a franchise record-tying six bases while scoring 11 unanswered runs, struggling Ben Revere and Danny Espinosa combined for seven of the team’s 17 hits and the […]