Jonathon Niese

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Mets 5, Cardinals 2 ST. LOUIS -- Finally, the New York Mets got a shutdown performance from a starter not named Matt Harvey. Jonathon Niese worked into the eighth inning Thursday, while Daniel...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Niese finds his form in Mets' 5-2 win ST. LOUIS -- After absorbing an eight-hit, eight-run pounding in a Saturday loss to Pittsburgh, New York Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese knew something had to...

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The Mets had lost six in a row and 14 of 18, and didn't know where to turn. Other than Matt Harvey, none of their starting pitchers were giving them any consistency. But Jon Niese, the team's Opening Day...

LHP Scott Rice allowed his first inherited runner to score since April 5 and it cost the Mets a loss. He wild-pitched Daniel Descalso home with the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the seventh inning. OF Rick Ankiel drilled his first homer for New York,...

MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Chris Carpenter, the rehabbing (again) Cardinals right hander, cautions that neither he nor anyone else should look too far ahead regarding his comeback. But, anticipating the day he might be pitching...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets manager Terry Collins grew agitated Tuesday when continually questioned about last week's bean-ball incident regarding Jordany Valdespin, saying fans do not understand the...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Pirates 11, Mets 2 NEW YORK -- Jose Tabata went 4-for-5 with three RBI and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Jordy Mercer hit two homers and Francisco Liriano struck out nine batters in his...

Liriano gets easy win in Pirates debut NEW YORK -- Francisco Liriano was the only player in the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting lineup to go hitless during a 16-hit breakout Saturday afternoon. But the lifelong American Leaguer more than made up for it...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Pirates' lefty Francisco Liriano says he is ready to go after sitting out spring training and the first six weeks of the regular season. He is scheduled to be activated from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets' righty Matt Harvey's "24-hour rule" seems to be serving him well. After every start, Harvey gives himself 24 hours to reflect on his outing. That means 24 hours to feel sorry for...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The circumstances could be ripe Saturday for Russell Martin to make his first major-league appearance in the outfield. Manager Clint Hurdle has been toying with the idea of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The Mets had already used Bobby Parnell in the ninth inning of Friday's game in Atlanta, so they needed someone to close when they took a two-run lead in the top of the 10th. The...