Upton drove in five runs hitting behind Jason Heyward, who had two hits with a run batted in in his first game since he had his appendix removed April 22. It was the first time this season the Braves had Heyward in the lineup along with catcher Brian McCann, who … Continue reading
The rookie Jeff Locke pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Russell Martin had two of visiting Pittsburgh’s four home runs in a 9-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the 700th major league victory for Manager Clint Hurdle, who said the milestone was a footnote at best, … Continue reading
Hefner and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu matched each other pitch for pitch, each allowing one run over seven innings. After the starters left the game, the Dodgers pounced, scoring two ninth-inning runs against the Mets’ bullpen to win, 3-2, at Citi Field. The loss left the Mets at … Continue reading
Flushing, for us, has always maintained a certain unshakable pull. Large numbers of Asian immigrant families, of course, began residing there in the 1960s, when exclusionary immigration quotas were loosened in the United States. My family merely lived nearby. I remember spending countless nights inside my family’s purple station wagon … Continue reading
One day after Jordany Valdespin’s 10th-inning grand slam lifted the Mets to a victory, they lost, 3-2, to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who scratched out the consequential runs in the ninth inning Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets lost their first home series of the season and … Continue reading
“He gets all pumped up for those opportunities,” Manager Terry Collins said of Valdespin. “He just relishes the big moment during the game.” The Mets won even though Matt Harvey did not pitch to the lofty standard he has set for himself this season. Harvey had pitched seven innings or … Continue reading
“Certain games, you get a little bit more excited for,” Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis said Wednesday about facing the Mets’ Matt Harvey. “It’s definitely fun to face the best. He’s young, but he’s gotten a lot of hype.” Although, Harvey, who allowed three runs in six innings, … Continue reading
The answer, given baseball’s history, is that being excited is risky but, in Harvey’s case, may be perfectly appropriate. Harvey, a second-year starter, may not be quite up to the gold standard for a season’s beginning, set by Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981, but he is … Continue reading
If only Koufax had a locker in the dressing room, the Dodgers’ unexpected pitching worries might have disappeared. Alas, he did not. “He said he didn’t think he could do it,” Don Mattingly, the Dodgers’ manager, said before Los Angeles thumped the Mets, 7-2, on Tuesday night. “He said gravity’s … Continue reading
When Niese settled onto the grass, his fingers wrapped around his right ankle, the Mets and their fans must have held their breath. Given how thin the team’s pitching staff has looked, and given how much expectation has been placed on Niese, a 26-year-old left-hander, it must have been a … Continue reading
