The New York Mets announced they traded outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Texas Rangers in exchange for infielder Joaquin Arias. Arias, 25, hit .276 (27-98) with five doubles, one triple, no home runs, 18 runs scored and nine RBI in 50 games for Texas this season. The 6-1, 165-pound righthand-hitting… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Mike Pelfrey allowed six hits in eight dominant innings and the Mets took advantage of the wildness of former teammate Nelson Figueroa to end the Houston Astros’ five-game winning streak, 2-1 on Friday night. Pelfrey (13-7) pitched at least seven innings for the fourth straight start,... Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Hanley Ramirez, back in the No. 3 spot, had four hits and Alex Sanabia won his second consecutive start since he was recalled from the minors as the Florida Marlins held off the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night. With the bases loaded in the… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Luis Castillo hit a game-ending single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. Castillo, a late-inning replacement, looped a hit to the opposite field off Will Ohman (0-2) to score… Read More →
Jeff Francoeur has been struggling mightily lately at the plate, but it was a big night for him as he scored the tying run and hit a solo home run in the ninth off Billy Wagner for the go-ahead run. The Mets won a close game, 3-2, something they’ve had… Read More →
The Arizona Diamondbacks have only won four out of their last 15 games, and all of them have come against the Mets. The fourth win came tonight as an error by Jose Reyes led to five runs to put the D-backs up for good. Once again, Mike Pelfrey got off… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – The Mets have put outfielder Jason Bay on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion. Today’s move was made retroactive to July 26, the day after the end of a series at Dodger Stadium in which Bay was injured. Bay got hurt Friday night when he… Read More →
Home truly is where the heart—and apparently power—is. On a night when Jerry Manuel was serving a one-game suspension, the Mets exploded for eight runs as they beat up on Cardinals ace Adam Wainright. That’s more runs scored than in the past five losses combined. Caption: Carlos Beltran (15) and… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Mets left fielder Jason Bay has been diagnosed with a mild concussion and is out of the lineup for at least a few days. Bay hurt himself when he crashed into the wall Friday night while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. He played Saturday and… Read More →
The Mets squandered yet another solid outing by a starting pitcher, this time in the form of Hisanori Takahashi who shook off his last bad outing to allow only two runs in seven innings. The Mets offense was stagnant once again as they fell to the Dodgers 2-0. The Mets… Read More →
The Mets squandered another great pitching performance by one of its starters, this time Jon Niese, by failing to score a single run. Niese bent but didn’t break, except for the fourth inning when he walked Aubrey Huff and gave up a double to rookie catcher Buster Posey. Huff scored… Read More →
Carlos Beltran will finally be rejoining the Mets tonight when they take on the San Francisco Giants starting at 10:15. With the logjam in the outfield, expect to see Jeff Francoeur riding the pine and Angel Pagan manning right field. Jerry Manuel has said he’ll use Francoeur when a lefty… Read More →
Tim Britton of MLB.com writes that Jerry Manuel has already announced the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Giants. He has penciled in Carlos Beltran in the cleanup spot. Jesus Feliciano was sent down to Buffalo after Saturday’s game to make room for Beltran on the roster. Feliciano performed very… 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 →
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 →