Cespedes, Johnson Boost Mets To 5-3 Win, Sweep Of Nationals
Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning moments after pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson connected for a tying shot.
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Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning moments after pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson connected for a tying shot.
Every time we think the Mets are about to live up to their past reputation as choke artists, they come through in the most unexpected ways.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner made it clear that he's in favor of limiting the former All-Star, and he took a shot at his former organization in the process.
The Mets' second straight comeback win over Washington extended their lead in the NL East to six games. New York will seek to complete a sweep on Wednesday.
Pinch-hitter Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a pinch-hit solo homer with two outs in the eighth off Jonathan Papelbon as the first-place New York Mets came back from a six-run deficit to stun the Washington Nationals 8-7.
Don't blame Harvey or the Mets for how they're handling it. Bottom line is, it's still an inexact science.
Instead of making seminal starts, Matt Harvey will make a single start the rest of September. The Mets are just asking for trouble.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
It's arguably the most exciting play in baseball, and it happened on Wednesday night during the Mets' 9-4 win over the Phillies at Citi Field.
Ruben Tejada collected two hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and four RBIs on Wednesday night as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 at Citi Field.
The Mets on Wednesday began the online registration process for their postseason ticket lottery.
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