THE RUNDOWN The two young righties duked it out on Sunday, but as good as Matt Harvey was, Jose Fernandez and his 14 strikeouts edged him out for the 1-0 Marlins victory. PITCHERS’ DUEL In a sign of what was to come, Fernandez struck out Alejandro De Aza to start off the game, the first […]
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Game recap June 4: The replacements
What Happened, In A Sentence The Mets eventually strung some of their season-high 15 hits together and beat the Marlins 6-4. A Frustrating Beginning Miami scored first as Martin Prado launched a fastball that tailed over the plate for his first home run of the season. Bartolo Colon got himself in a bigger jam in […]
Game recap June 3: Welcome home, Everyday Wilmer Flores
Noah Syndergaard and the Mets squared off against righty Tom Koehler and the Marlins in the first game of a three-game set in Miami. The Marlins, playing well despite the loss of Dee Gordon as their starting second baseman, sat only a game back of the Mets in the NL East standings coming into the […]
Terry Collins Is Afraid Of (Backup) Catchers
In Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Chicago White Sox, Terry Collins was faced with what looked like a simple choice: with a 1-0 lead, backup catcher Rene Rivera, who had the game’s lone RBI, but entered the day hitting .148/.281/.259 for the season and .210/.259/.329 for his career, came up with the bases loaded and […]
Game Recap June 1: deSpite deGrom, Mets Fall in 13 Innings
TL;DR It took nearly five hours, but the Mets lost 2-1 to the White Sox in 13 innings. There are two sides to baseball, run prevention and run scoring. When you only do one, sometimes you lose. That’s it. We’re breaking new ground here at Baseball Prospectus – Mets! The Big Finish This one wasn’t much […]
Game recap May 30: Hello, Good Harvey, we haven’t seen you around these parts lately
WHO WON: The Memorial Day-themed camouflaged Mets WHAT HAPPENED, PITCHING IS FUN WHEN IT IS GOOD: For me, this game in general was fun to watch. Maybe that’s because I love pitching, and the return of good Matt Harvey gave this one an element of dueling aces. Speaking of Harvey’s return, it was exactly what […]
Game recap May 25: Steven Matz brilliant in Mets 2-0 win over the Nationals
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, […]
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 […]
A Little Dose of Optimism for the Future of Mets’ Catching
27-year-old Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud remains on the DL this week; unfortunately for both him and the team, the news of his injury was not really news at all. D’Arnaud has suffered a host of injuries over his minor and major league career, and has rarely been healthy for an extended period since 2010. From 2010-2013 […]
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 […]