Mets Take Opener Of Crucial Series In D.C., Move 5 Games Ahead Of Nats
Yoenis Cespedes had two doubles, a homer, two runs and two RBIs as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Monday to extend their lead to five games.
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Yoenis Cespedes had two doubles, a homer, two runs and two RBIs as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Monday to extend their lead to five games.
Bartolo Colon extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 25, going the distance in a 7-0 win against the Marlins on Saturday night.
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson expects that Matt Harvey won't pitch beyond 180 innings in the regular season unless needed in the final series in early October.
If the Mets are to be more than an ephemeral feel-good story and a sagging bridge to football season, they need to add an essential chapter this week, starting on Monday.
For all the outrage it caused on social media, for all the damage Harvey appears prepared to do to his tough-guy, gamer image, it's not hard to see what happened here.
After a two-day uproar over his innings limit this year, Harvey wrote Sunday on The Players' Tribune website that he would definitely participate in the postseason.
Following three days filled with uncertainty, anger and hurt feelings, Matt Harvey declared Sunday afternoon that he "will pitch in the playoffs" -- provided the Mets get there, of course.
Third baseman Martin Prado had his second walk-off RBI in three days as the Miami Marlins beat the NL-East-leading New York Mets 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Marlins Park.
Matt Harvey will pitch in October. How do I know that? I don't. Why do I believe that? Because he's not a fraud.
When 42-year-old Bartolo Colon, who is listed at 5-11 and 285 pounds, fielded a slow roller and recorded an out at first base by flipping the ball behind his back, you knew it was the New York Mets' night.
Harvey said Saturday that his surgeon, noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, has advised him not to exceed 180 innings this year. Harvey has thrown 166 1/3 so far.
Martin Prado's fifth hit of the night, a shot down the right field line, plated the winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Marlins beat the Mets 6-5 on Friday night.
No matter how well the Mets perform in this early stretch of September, they can't chase away the ghosts of 2007.
Thanks to a dramatic summer makeover, the New York Mets are pushing hard toward their first playoff appearance in nine years.
Even as they aim to win the NL East, the New York Mets are minding their future.
