Workhorse Rice mindful of getting enough rest
Though Scott Rice pitches seemingly every day, he knows he has to pace himself at least somewhat to maximize his big opportunity with the Mets.
Though Scott Rice pitches seemingly every day, he knows he has to pace himself at least somewhat to maximize his big opportunity with the Mets.
With their 4-0 loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday night, the Mets fell to 2-10 in their past 12 home games going back to April 25. But it might not have anything to do with the Mets trying to do too much in front of their own fans. Rather, they might be trying to do too much in general.
Rick Ankiel’s RBI triple tied it in the seventh, but a check-swing bouncer past Ike Davis down the line opened the floodgates for the Reds in the ninth.
If this was the bad Matt Harvey, the Mets’ seemingly fully formed young ace is going to have an awfully good career.
The red-hot Braves, winners of six straight, head to the Big Apple to open a weekend set against the rival Mets, with Kris Medlen facing Jeremy Hefner to open the series on Friday night at 7:10 ET.
This was a new beginning for Rick Ankiel. A chance to start over with a new team after getting off to a rough start to the season with the Houston Astros. In nine games with the Mets, Ankiel has brought some offensive stability to a lineup struggling to string hits together and put runs on the board.
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