Category: New York Mets

Offensively dormant for most of the second half, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes woke up on Wednesday — and displayed every side of who he is — in a 7-3 win over the Cardinals. Featuring freshly dyed blue hair, Cespedes drove home runs in each of his first two at-bats, helping the Mets jump all over Cardinals starter Mike Leake for... more

As he waited for Trevor Rosenthal to toe the pitching rubber in the ninth inning Thursday at Citi Field, Jose Reyes darted his eyes toward the right side of the infield. He noticed first baseman Matt Carpenter, on Cardinals manager Mike Matheny’s orders, backing toward the lip of the right-field grass. Reyes told himself if he hit a ball there,... more

Still trailing multiple teams in both the National League Central and NL Wild Card races, the Cardinals must play exemplary baseball throughout the season’s second half to claw back into the postseason picture. Michael Wacha did more than his share Tuesday night, and the Mets gave him plenty of help, committing three errors in a 5-0 St. Louis win at... more

The Cardinals may be struggling to claw their way back into the National League playoff picture, but it hasn’t prevented them from keeping the Mets out of it. St. Louis broke out for six runs in the sixth inning Monday, scoring a 6-3 win at Citi Field to further dim New York’s postseason hopes. Tommy Pham broke the game open... more

With the second half of the season officially underway, the Mets turned to the lone unscathed member of their starting rotation. Jacob deGrom, the highlight over the past month or so, did not disappoint. deGrom’s fantastic outing, coupled with an offensive outburst, gave the Mets a 14-2 win over the Rockies on Friday night at Citi Field. Mets.com: Read More more

The inability to sweep opponents has stunted the Mets’ momentum all season, and the Rockies took advantage of that 2017 truism. After being outscored 23-5 over the first two games of the series, the Rockies responded with their own offensive outburst in a 13-4 win to prevent the home team from securing a sweep out of the All-Star break. Mets.com:... more

Cardinals rookie shortstop Paul DeJong tied his career high with three hits on Friday night. He topped that feat with a historic performance on Saturday. DeJong went 4-for-4 with a home run, three doubles and two RBIs as the Cardinals defeated the Mets 4-1 at Busch Stadium. He pushed his average to .306 and now has 10 doubles and eight... more

Steven Matz was frustrated with his final start before the All-Star break. The Mets left-hander entered Sunday’s start with a 17-inning scoreless streak, but quickly saw that come to an end, and not long after, saw his start unravel in a 6-0 loss to the Cardinals. “There were just some poorly executed pitches and they capitalized on it,” Matz said.... more

Heavy rains over Nationals Park on Wednesday postponed the Mets’ series finale against the Nats. The two teams will make up the game at a date to be determined; they next meet for a three-game series in Washington from Aug. 25-27. Jacob deGrom, New York’s scheduled starter in the finale, will be pushed back two days to pitch the Mets’... more

Each time the Mets have had a glimmer of hope of saving their season, a chance to climb back into the race in the National League East, the Nationals have shut the door. New York entered Monday night’s game on a roll, winners of seven of its past nine games. Meanwhile, Washington’s lead in the NL East had dwindled to... more

The Nationals have owned the Mets during their head-to-head matchups this season, thwarting each attempt New York has made to close the gap between them in the division. Washington’s latest pummeling came during Tuesday’s 11-4 victory during the annual Fourth of July game in the nation’s capital. Three Nationals regulars — Matt Wieters, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman — all... more

There was nothing flashy about Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,051th MLB hit, other than the placement and perfect timing. The slapped pinch-hit single through the hole at short in the seventh inning drove in the go-ahead run in the Marlins’ 6-3 win over the Mets on Tuesday night at Marlins Park. The exit velocity of the RBI single was a mere 87.8... more

Steven Matz gave hitters another pitch to think about on Wednesday. The left-hander unveiled a slider for the first time this season, sprinkling in four of them on a night his sinker was inducing plenty of ground balls and soft contact. Backed by two-run home runs from Asdrubal Cabrera and Curtis Granderson, Matz worked seven brilliant innings and the Mets... more

Given an opening Thursday night, Jay Bruce took advantage — twice. The Mets’ veteran right fielder laced a two-out RBI single in a two-run first inning, and after a Miami error in the third, he delivered a run-scoring double in a three-run frame. Seth Lugo capitalized on the early run support, turning in a six-inning quality start, and the Mets... more

On another night, had the winds of fate blown differently, Jacob deGrom might have approached history. As it was, deGrom settled for mere shades of immortality on Friday, his 12-strikeout performance capping a standout month for the Mets’ healthiest pitcher. Delivering seven innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 win over the Phillies, deGrom improved to 4-0 with a 0.84... more

There are instances in baseball where one poor inning ultimately affects a game’s result, no matter what else happens over the majority of the other eight innings. That’s essentially what happened Sunday against the Phillies for the Mets and starter Rafael Montero, who gave up four runs in the second inning during Philadelphia’s 7-1 victory, spoiling the Mets’ sweep efforts.... more

Reaffirming his status as one of the National League’s elite performers, Jacob deGrom pitched a four-hitter for eight innings Saturday to lead the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. deGrom (7-3) has worked at least eight innings in three consecutive starts, the first Met to accomplish this since Johan Santana in August 2010. He lapsed only in the... more

Rene Rivera’s versatile effort, which featured a pair of home runs and shutdown defense, spurred the New York Mets to Sunday’s 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Rivera homered in each of his first two at-bats off Giants starter Matt Moore, helping New York grab a 4-1 lead. He also made a hustling, daring catch of Denard Span’s first-inning... more