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 […]
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Game recap May 18: Mets pitchers walk 11 in 7-1 loss
The Nationals defeated the Mets 7-1 in the second of a three-game set. The Mets are now 1.5 games behind the Nationals in the NL East and a half game behind the Phillies. This one was about the pitching. Mets hitters couldn’t figure out Nationals starter Gio González and were only able to muster two […]
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 9: Steven Matz is still good, the Mets are still hitting home runs
It was a matchup of southpaws on Monday night in Los Angeles, as the Mets sent Steven Matz to the mound to face Scott Kazmir in their first showdown since the controversial 2015 NLDS. Neither pitcher was on the absolute top of his game, but the Mets were able to take advantage of a couple mistakes from Kazmir […]
Game recap May 8: Matt Harvey’s starting to look like his old self
Bartolo Colón’s home run on Saturday might be looked upon as a turning point for the Mets this season. I say that only half-facetiously. Sure, they have played well. The Mets very recently won eight consecutive games, and they are eight games over .500. This is a good club. But Bartolo’s home run could be […]
Game recap May 4: Matz breezes, Duda homers (twice!) as Mets take sixth straight series
WHO WON: The blue-hatted, white jersey with blue striped New York Mets WHAT HAPPENED, BRAVES MEET THEIR MATZ: Since giving up 7 runs to the Miami Marlins in his first start of the season, Steven Matz has been phenomenal. Today was no different, as the soon-to-be 25 year old blanked the Atlanta Braves for 7.2 […]
Our Favorite Moments From the Season’s First Month
Remember when the Mets opened the season with a 3-5 record and had scored only 2.5 runs per game? They’ve now won eight of their last ten and have the third-best run differential in the National League at +36. So long, Panic City. Any month that puts a team on pace for a 105-win season will generate lasting […]
Game recap April 30: Eight straight wins as deGrom works through struggles
Jacob deGrom squared off against another fallen All Star in Matt Cain as the Mets looked to follow up their 13-1 drubbing of the Giants on Friday night. David Wright sat out ahead of Sunday’s game against lefty Madison Bumgarner, giving Wilmer Flores his seventh start of the year. Rene Rivera also made his Met debut, […]
How The Mets Built Their Bullpen
One of the underappreciated parts of the recent run of the Mets is the bullpen Sandy Alderson and his team have assembled. While the Mets were rebuilding, and even going back through the years, the Mets have frequently had thin, overpriced pens. For example, earlier Alderson-era bullpen iterations had relied heavily on washed-up former closers, […]