ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin is reporting that the Mets will send reliever Jenrry Mejia down to the minors to stretch him out into a starter again. Mejia had not thrown a pitch in Triple-A before making the roster out of Spring Training. In AA, he went 0-5 with a… Read More →
The Mets leap-frogged the Braves in the standings as Mike Pelfrey pitched brilliantly to get the Mets off their losing streak. Pelfrey went 7 2/3 innings, getting the 3-2 win and giving the bullpen some much-needed rest. Pedro Feliciano held the Braves off after Pelfrey left the game. Francisco Rodriguez… Read More →
John Maine could not help stem the tide of Mets’ losses as they compile their fourth straight to the Marlins 7-5. He threw 12 straight balls on route to a four-walk inning. Maine wound up allowing six runs in five innings. It was lucky he made it that far. His… Read More →
Despite a very good outing by John Maine, the Mets could not pull off a win against the Nationals, who moved a game ahead in the standings with their 3-2 win last night. Maine allowed only back-to-back homers in his six innings. The Mets’ offensive frustrations continued as they managed… Read More →
The Mets failed to finish a Giant sweep of San Francisco over the weekend, thanks to a whirling dervish of a day that ended up hurting the Mets more than it helped them. Despite a poor outing by Oliver Perez, who seemed to walk the entire ballpark, the Mets were… Read More →
Despite Francisco Rodriguez blowing his second save of the season, the Mets took the first game against the San Francisco Giants after Rod Barajas hit a two-run walk-off homer, his second jack of the night, to end the game in the bottom of the ninth. Not to be outdone, Ike… Read More →
Who knew it would be Oliver Perez and John Maine who would pitch six solid innings in their respective outings and allow only two runs apiece, instead of leaders Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey? Maine kept the Reds at bay in a 5-4 win last night. It’s the bullpen that’s… Read More →
The Mets have completed their 9-1 home stand with seven straight wins as the Mets survived a rainout Monday night to win all three games against the Dodgers. The Mets will retain their first-place position in the National League East no matter what the outcome is of the games their… Read More →
The Mets swept their first doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1971 and moved into first place in the National League East in the process. The Mets won the second game 10-5 despite an abbreviated start by Oliver Perez, who only gave up three runs but lasted just 3… Read More →
Johan Santana who? The ace of the Mets right now is Mike Pelfrey, who won his fourth start of the year and has lowered his ERA to 0.69, despite throwing more than 60 pitches in the first two innings. In a game that was called with one pitch thrown by… Read More →
Francisco Rodriguez got his first save of the season last night as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-2 to win their first series. He is now tied with Mike Pelfrey for the most saves on the team. :-) Johan Santana got his second win of the season, allowing only a… Read More →
Thank God for a day off. I know it’s still early in the season, but after losing four of their first six games at home, the Mets need the day off to travel to the West Coast and take a deep breath. They need to recollect themselves after losing to… Read More →
John Maine is set to take the mound tonight in the Mets’ second game of the season. Andy Martino of The Daily News gives a rundown of the starting rotation, sans Johan Santana who was predictably good in the opener despite coming off elbow surgery. Whether he can keep it… Read More →
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Mets right-hander John Maine pitched through stomach problems and allowed four runs in 4 2-3 innings as the Washington Nationals defeated New York 9-3 today. Maine, who will pitch second in the Mets’ rotation gave up six hits and walked four. “I just hit… Read More →
It looks like the Mets will have a new starting rotation. John Maine now will follow Johan Santana, and Jon Niese will be No. 3. Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez secure the final two spots. The Mets have optioned Fernando Martinez to Triple-A Buffalo, according to the New York Daily… Read More →