One look at the Mets’ starting lineup was all it took to measure the degree of difficulty this team faced against the surging Braves. The ugly numbers at the bottom were .210, .216, .200 and .167, representing the batting averages of Dominic Smith, Eduardo Escobar, Travis Jankowski and Patrick Mazeika. Such is life for the … Continue reading Mets Fall To Braves 4-1 →

NY Mets pitcher Max Scherzer dominated the opposition while his Braves counterpart, Max Fried, was lucky to survive the early innings.  With Scherzer in charge the Mets’ wasted opportunities weren’t so pronounced. The right-hander’s seven strong innings led a 4-1 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 42,925, pushing the Mets’ NL East-lead over … Continue reading Max Scherzer Dominates As Mets Beat Braves →

Keith Hernandez entered the field to a standing ovation Saturday and departed to handshakes and backslaps from players on the current Mets roster. In between, the former first baseman managed to maintain his composure as he reflected on a storied Mets career that culminated Saturday with his No. 17 retired by the club. Hernandez joined … Continue reading Keith Hernandez Gets Emotional as Mets Jersey is Retired →

The Yankees are starting to look like Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes. Even on a night when Nestor Cortes came up with his roughest start of the season, the Yankees used their offense and bullpen to further cement their place as the best team in the division — as well as in the  majors — … Continue reading Yankees Beat Red Sox 12-5 →