Rockies 6 Mets 2 As late as the 7th inning, the Mets looked like they might add to their already MLB-leading total of 16 shutouts. Instead, they added to their MLB-leading total of grand slams allowed, pushing the number to 9 and in turn losing both the shutout and the ballgame. Game Notes Jonathon Niese [ ... ] ...
Heading into the All-Star Break, the Mets find themselves in a good position ... At 48-40, they are 4 games back of the NL East leading Atlanta Braves and a game back of the Wild Card leading Colorado Rockies ... A 2-4 homestand to conclude the first half against NL contenders Cincinnati & Atlanta was a bit of a setback; but those two wins were both Johan Santana shutouts ... The team is playing better than what most of the prognosticators had them at the beginning of the season (80-82) and
Jonathon Niese finally won at Citi Field and David Wright even cleared the fence. Whenever they play at home these days, everything seems to go right for the New York Mets. Niese pitched brilliantly in his return from the disabled list and Wright hit a rare long ball at home, sending the Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Saturday ...
Jonathon Niese came back strong and Ike Davis busted out of a slump as the Mets continued their dominance at home with a 6-1 win over the Marlins. It was the Mets' seventh straight and 17th win out of their last 21 games at Citi Field ...
Struggling pitcher Oliver Perez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday by the New York Mets because of a sudden -- and somewhat convenient -- injury to his right knee. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, and it solved a roster problem for the Mets. Left-hander Jonathon Niese came off the disabled list to start Saturday against Florida, so New York needed to open a spot for him ...
We've got Santana and Pelfrey as locks in the rotation. As much as I love Hisanori Takahashi, I've gotta believe what I read somewhere, that since he's all about off-speed and ball placement that hitters will eventually catch up when scouting reports become available. That leaves Jonathon Niese, John Maine and Dickey. Of those three, who would you trust to give you six to seven innings every fifth day? ...
Maybe these Mets are for real. Rod Barajas homered twice, Jonathon Niese pitched seven impressive innings and New York routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Friday night for its eighth straight victory. David Wright and Jeff Francoeur also homered for the surprising Mets, riding their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in July 2008 ...
Congratulations to Ike Davis for having a successful major league debut last night.The real story of the game, though, was Jonathon Niese. Niese pitched 5 2/3 of 1 run (0 earned runs) ball that kept the team in the game ... The Mets won the game by scoring 5 in the 7th inning (including [ ... ] ...
Even when the Bad News Mets win, they lose ... The latest subject of the forgotten verse to "Meet the Mets" -- East side, west side, everybody's falling down -- is Jonathon Niese. The rookie left-hander's season is finished after he tore his right ...
Jonathon Niese wound up doing the splits while trying to cover first base, went to the mound to throw a practice pitch and collapsed in pain from a season-ending hamstring tear. Another game, another injury for the New York Mets. Nelson Figueroa came in and shut down St. Louis for 4 1-3 innings, boosting the offense with a two-run triple in a 9-0 victory Wednesday over the Cardinals ...