NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Johnson is back with the New York Mets. The Mets acquired the utilityman from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday for right-hander Akeel Morris. As part of the deal, the Braves will pay the Mets $450,000 on Aug. 1 to cover part of the $1,267,760 remaining of Johnson’s $2 million salary. The 34-year-old was hitting .215…
NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Matz allowed two hits over 7 2/3 innings in his latest stellar start, Lucas Duda hit two of the Mets’ four home runs, and New York won six straight series for the first time in almost a decade with an 8-0 rout of the lowly Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Matz (4-1) has a 0.67 ERA…
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Wisler wiped out the New York Mets with eight innings of one-hit ball and Mallex Smith hit a rare Atlanta homer off a scuffling Matt Harvey, sending the Braves to a 3-0 victory Tuesday night. Asdrubal Cabrera’s clean single to center field with one out in the fifth was the lone hit for the defending…
NEW YORK (AP) — Lucas Duda and the New York Mets gladly got into a game of home run derby with the Atlanta Braves. David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Duda hit loud homers in the first inning as the Mets teed off to back Bartolo Colon, beating Atlanta 4-1 on Monday night for their ninth win in 10 games. “Everybody…
ATLANTA (AP) — Back on the mound, Jacob deGrom was back in control. DeGrom made a successful return after tending to his ill infant son and an injury, and the New York Mets kept rolling with a 3-2 win Sunday over the Atlanta Braves for a three-game sweep. DeGrom (2-0) helped his teammates finish off a 7-2 road trip. The…
Atlanta Braves pitcher Jhoulys Chacin (43) reacts as he walks off the mound after being relived during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) ATLANTA (AP) — David Wright hit a two-run double, Steven Matz earned his second straight win and the New York Mets stayed…
New York Mets’ Curtis Granderson (3) follows through on a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Atlanta. It was Granderson’s second home run of the night. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and…
