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 →
ATLANTA (AP) – Brian McCann drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and the Atlanta Braves overcame an injury to starter Kris Medlen to beat the New York Mets 8-3 Wednesday night. The right-handed Medlen left the game in the fifth inning after hurting the ulnar collateral… 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 →
So, the Phillies just got a little better as former Houston ace Roy Oswalt was traded for J.A. Happ and two other prospects today. It’s just one more tough customer the Mets will have to face the next time they play the Phils. Caption: Cole Hamels, left, Roy Oswalt, middle,... Read More →
R.A. Dickey was brilliant once again today as he was just two outs shy of pitching a complete game shutout against the Cardinals, 4-0. He allowed only four hits and two walks as he improved to 7-4 on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.32, the lowest of any… Read More →
Despite Johan Santana giving up six runs in the first inning alone, the Mets fought back and tied the game. Unfortunately, the Mets have not been a good extra-innings team, losing their eighth such game of the season, 8-7 vs. the Cardinals in 13 innings. Caption: David Wright, left, reacts… Read More →
Mike Pelfrey actually made it to the fifth inning and only allowed two runs in the 13-inning affair against the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. Things looked shaky again for him in the first, but he got out of it allowing a sacrifice fly to score the first run. The Mets… Read More →
In the shortest outing of his major league career, Mike Pelfrey didn’t last two innings as he allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks. He was pulled after throwing 74 pitches, 51 of which were in the first inning alone. Poor defense didn’t help Pelfrey’s cause as Jose… 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 →
NEW YORK (AP) – Tim Hudson pitched seven gritty innings before turning it over to one of the best bullpens in baseball, and Omar Infante’s hot bat helped the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-0 on Saturday. Infante, the Braves’ jack-of-all trades All-Star, had three hits and drove… Read More →
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 →
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 →