David Wright surged past Placido Polanco in fan voting to become the starting third baseman at the Midsummer Classic on July 13th in Anaheim, Calif. In June, Wright had a .404 batting average and 29 RBI. Jose Reyes also was selected to the team as a reserve via player voting…. Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – The pitch barely brushed Scott Rolen, so lightly that he wasn’t even sure what it hit. Might have been his forearm, or maybe just his jersey. Either way, Rolen knew the pitch from Mets starter Mike Pelfrey had grazed him with the bases loaded and the… Read More →
WASHINGTON (AP) – Jonathon Niese pitched seven solid innings, striking out a career-high eight for his fifth straight win, and the New York Mets held off the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night. Washington rallied for two runs in the ninth before Roger Bernadina, in a colossal baserunning blunder, was… Read More →
After more than an hour rain delay, the Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the first out was recorded. Just like the other Mets starters in this series, Mike Pelfrey just didn’t have it tonight. Pelfrey couldn’t even last long enough to qualify for the win as he… Read More →
This series vs. the Marlins might be a homecoming for several Mets players, but it hasn’t been very hospital to Mets pitching. Hisanori Takahashi was the latest victim of the hot, humid weather in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the Mets lost their second game of the series, 7-6. The… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Placido Polanco goes into the final days of All-Star fan voting with a dwindling lead over David Wright for the starting spot at third base on the National League team. Polanco’s edge was down to about 23,000 votes in results released today. The Philadelphia Phillies star… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Jeff Francoeur and David Wright each hit a two-run homer, and the New York Mets put on an impressive power show at cavernous Citi Field in a 6-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Ike Davis also went deep – very, very deep – and… Read More →
Mike Pelfrey gave up two runs in six innings, but it was enough to get his 10th win of the season. He is now tied for second for the most wins in the National League. Denard Span did all the damage for the Twins, who have now lost four in… Read More →
With Jerry Seinfeld in the SNY booth, R.A. Dickey kept the Tigers off the scoreboard by allowing only four hits and two walks in eight innings. He had enough juice to pitch a complete game, but Jerry Manuel opted to give Francisco Rodriguez, who had not pitched in five days,... Read More →
Jon Niese had a no-hitter going until it rained on his parade, rather pitching outing. He had a three-run lead in the third inning before a driving rain delayed the action. When the rain subsided about an hour later, the Mets were back on the field and continued to pound… Read More →
The pitching matchup was a good one, but CC Sabathia came out on top as the Yanks blanked the Mets 4-0 in their rubber game on Father’s Day. The Mets were held to four hits all day as Sabathia went eight shutout innings. Mariano Rivera got the final three outs… Read More →
Hisanori Takahashi was back to the form he exhibited the first time he faced the Yankees by throwing six shut-out innings to beat them, 4-0. He has now pitched 12 zero-run innings against the cross-town rivals. Pedro Feliciano pitched two strong relief innings after Elmer Dessens gave up a leadoff… Read More →
Jose Reyes, SS Angel Pagan, CF David Wright, 3B Ike Davis, 1B Jason Bay, LF Chris Carter, DH Rod Barajas, C Jeff Francouer, RF Ruben Tejada, 2B
The Mets jumped out to a huge lead with a five-run third inning and never looked back against the Indians in their second matchup. It was the third straight game in which the Mets scored five runs in an inning. The Mets got six straight hits in the third inning… Read More →
Johan Santana was not sharp, but the Mets offense came through as they beat the Indians 7-6. Santana allowed four earned runs in seven innings but was pulled with only about 100 pitches thrown. Santana got just his fifth win of the season. He struck out one batter. Usually, he… Read More →