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Curtis Granderson and Kelly Johnson each homered and drove in three runs, powering the New York Mets to a 12-3 rout of the Colorado Rockies that completed a four-game sweep Thursday.
"Best pitcher in the game, hands down," Gonzalez said. "His fastball jumps. ... When you get two strikes against a guy like him, you don't even know what to look for."
A bright yellow bird mysteriously made its perch on the backstop at Citi Field, to the delight of Mets fans, players and SNY's broadcast booth.
Jacob deGrom conceded only two hits and struck out 10 in seven innings, pitching the New York Mets past Colorado 3-0.
Craig was reminded of his childhood, more specifically his sister's two parakeets named Ken and Barbie, and their desire to escape the Carton household.
Boomer and Craig were full of energy and ready to attack their Thursday morning radio obligations, which is exactly what they did, beginning with the baseball locals.
With Reyes and the Rockies in town this week, it's a reminder that the speedster will always be a Met, regardless of what his uniform says.
Matt Harvey pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, Ruben Tejada had a go-ahead single in the sixth and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies for the eighth straight time at Citi Field, 4-0 on Tuesday night.
A series that not only summons provincial pride, but could also determine the October fates for both teams begins on Sept. 18, when the Yankees and Mets play each other.
"We're looking to play the best nine players we can in any given game, and he qualifies," general manager Sandy Alderson said of Conforto, "especially against right-handed pitching."
New York Mets star David Wright got a hit and scored a run Monday night in his first minor league rehabilitation game since going on the disabled list in mid-April.
Daniel Murphy drove in two runs with a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the New York Mets rallied for a 4-2 victory over Colorado on Monday night.
Michael Cuddyer was activated Monday following a three-week layoff due to a knee injury.
After winning seven in a row to take over the lead in the National League East, the New York Mets dropped the final two games of their road trip to the Tampa Bay Rays.
New York Mets third baseman David Wright is ready to start a minor league rehab assignment as he works to come back from spinal stenosis.
They went 4-2 on a Florida road trip and remain a game-and-a-half ahead of the second-place Washington Nationals, who also lost Sunday.
Rookie Richie Shaffer hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays once again rallied from an early three-run deficit, beating the New York Mets 4-3 Sunday.
Michael Conforto hit a tying double and Wilmer Flores had a go-ahead single in the ninth inning as the surging New York Mets rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday night.
The Mets are rolling, and they might have their captain back sooner rather than later.
Blevins will have surgery next week and could be out for the rest of the season, the team said.
It has been less than one month since I implored doom-and-gloom Mets fans to give the team a break. As I noted, the Mets were "within once sweeping series of overtaking first place."
The Mets have mojo. Six straight wins. A two-game lead. The best young staff in the sport. And a suddenly resurgent offense.
The Jets, Islanders and Mets have played second fiddle on the New York sports scene for a long time, but there have been times when they've ruled their respective sports.
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the local sports landscape.
Cespedes has been a Met less than a week, but he already sees a future for himself in New York.
