Miller threw a complete game shutout and ran his record on the young season to 5-1. Miller has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of his 23 empty starts. “I’m not going to say wins and losses don’t matter because at the end of the day, a loss is a loss”. Despite playing in just 47 major league games this year, Conforto’s six outfield assists are tied with Michael Taylor for the most among all National League rookies. “There are big wins, [and] this one is a big win for us. I got some groundballs with the curveball, too”, Niese said.
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Following that dominant outing against the Marlins, Miller has not claimed a single victory in 23 starts. Obviously, this goes against the nature of the fanbase, which remembers the devastating collapses late in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, but the Mets are still far from the point where panic should be setting in. It was his first drive at Citi Field during an injury-interrupted season. “I liked the matchup against Olivera”, Verrett said.
New York Mets starter Jonathon Niese pitches against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, September 21, 2015, in New York.
As insurance, Adonis Garcia doubled home two more runs in the ninth against whipping boy Tyler Clippard.
Thanks in large part to Niese, the Mets rebounded nicely from a disappointing loss to the crosstown rival Yankees in the Subway Series. Terry Collins said it’s a one-time thing to get deGrom extra rest, and he is expected to return Sunday in Cincinnati.
“I was trying to go inside”.
As all the talk regarding the Mets has focused on Matt Harvey and the team’s plans to ready him for the playoffs with abbreviated starts, the underlying fact is the team has yet to clinch a postseason berth. Against Matt Wisler (6-8) – a rookie who had been 0-7 with an 8.08 ERA in 10 starts since July 26 – they still couldn’t mount any offense. Culbreth was shaken up but stayed in the game. The Amazins did get some help from the Baltimore Orioles, who defeated the Washington Nationals 4-1 to reduce the Mets magic number to six and keep the NL East gap at 6.5 games with just eleven games left to play. He reached down and golfed a knee-high offering over the wall in right center for a 1-0 lead in the first inning. “Awesome day. Couldn’t have gone any better“. But he was feeling better and should be ready to play Tuesday, Gonzalez said…. C Christian Bethancourt sat out after bruising his left wrist on a play at the plate Sunday.
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Niese retired the first eight batters, all on grounders, before walking opposing pitcher Shelby Miller on eight pitches. He beat All-Star Jacob deGrom 2-1 at home in his major league debut June 19. DeGrom was originally scheduled to start Tuesday against the Braves but was pushed back after compiling a 6.31 ERA in his last six starts.
