MLB 5 Best And Worst Surprises From First Month
One full month of the MLB season is in the books, what are the biggest surprises?
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One full month of the MLB season is in the books, what are the biggest surprises?
The Mets could certainly use a shortstop, though there are risks involved and acquiring him might not be practical.
Lagares has been playing with the injury for about a week, but was held out Tuesday night when it got worse. Manager Terry Collins says he also might sit out on Wednesday.
The touted prospect showed off his electric fastball and sharp curve before fading in the sixth inning of the New York Mets' 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Jake Arrieta pitched eight sparkling innings, Kris Bryant homered for the second straight day and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Noah Syndergaard's anticipated debut with a 6-1 victory over the New York Mets.
Noah Syndergaard seems to have matured and appears to be much more at ease. We'll finally see what he's got on the mound Tuesday night in Chicago.
Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo homered on consecutive pitches in the first, leading Jon Lester and the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
The New York Mets head to Chicago this week to take on the Cubs after taking two of three from the Phillies this past weekend.
The right-hander, who turns 42 this month, gave up four runs and eight hits with six strikeouts and no walks in six-plus innings.
Juan Lagares homered and Jonathon Niese pitched seven strong innings to lead the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Ryan Howard homered and drove in two runs, Cole Hamels outpitched Matt Harvey and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-1 Friday night.
The captain has experienced lower-back pain in recent days. An MRI revealed no structural damage, but the third baseman won't resume baseball activity until the discomfort subsides.
Jacob deGrom bounced back from two subpar starts with seven overpowering innings, Dilson Herrera hit his first homer of the season among three hits.
"I think that he has more talent than I do, and he has better chances to do better than I did," the iconic pitcher said of Harvey.
The Mets wore NYPD hats and held a moment of silence before Tuesday night's game against Baltimore. Across the field, the O's autographed a jersey for the Moore family.
That bed Mets GM Sandy Alderson made with Wilmer Flores is starting to feel awfully lumpy. He should at least change the sheets.
Bartolo Colon became the first pitcher in at least 100 years to beat the same opponent with seven different teams, stopping Baltimore once again and leading the New York Mets past the Orioles 3-2 Tuesday night.
As part of the tribute, the Mets will reportedly display Officer Moore's image on the scoreboard and outside the stadium.
When will David Wright be back in the lineup? Nobody knows -- not even Mets general manager Sandy Alderson.
The catcher is hitting .397 with four homers and 15 RBIs at Triple-A Las Vegas. The Mets didn't announce a corresponding roster move.
"While I'm the boss here, you're going to have to do what I say," Wilpon told Martinez, the pitcher writes.
Now that he's played both sides of the Subway Series rivalry, the Mets center fielder says he sees a difference between fans of the Amazin's and those who back his former team, the Yankees.
After riding high for much of April, the Mets have been shut down in May, finding themselves on the losing end of consecutive 1-0 home losses for the first time in 42 years.
Weekend series against Washington and its stingy starting rotation. Wrong time for the Mets to hit a serious slump at the plate.
Doug Fister breezed through his latest dominant outing against the Mets, and the Washington Nationals held on for their second straight 1-0 win over New York at Citi Field on Sunday.
