A missile from a house run to create necessary breathing space. A link, well attacking single to the opposite field. This was the Amed Rosario the Mets saw so much of in the second half of last season. For one night he was back. Rosario picked up the Mets’ second …
Read More »Hitting Amed Rosario is still a big Mets concern
Amed Rosario’s starting job was safely announced last week. Now the Mets need to transform him from an automatic out to a productive hitter. Perhaps the first step was taken Monday night, when Rosario went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the Mets’ 11-4 victory over the Marlins. Sure, Rosario’s biggest …
Read More »Amed Rosario gets vote of confidence amid the rise of Andres Gimenez
Through three weeks of the season, Andres Gimenez has been among the Mets’ best players, but that does not mean he remains in the lineup. With Amed Rosario sidelined for a third straight day with a stomach bug and Robinson Cano on the injured list with a left winger, finding …
Read More »Mets’ Dominic Smith gets big hit but fails in the biggest place
Dominic Smith had done as much as opportunity allowed. Then there was no better chance. Continuing to take advantage of increased playing time since the departure of Yoenis Cespedes, Smith came through by smashing a solo homer in the top deck of Citi Field in right field in the second …
Read More »The Mets roll when rookie David Peterson closes the Red Sox
BOSTON – David Peterson earned his big boy pants on Tuesday night, leaving the mound in the sixth inning all grown so fast. A major league debut can be scary enough, but for a left-handed pitcher acting in the legendary shadow of the Green Monster, the pressure can be strangled. …
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