Paul Blackburn of the Mets achieves his first career save with a four-inning performance
Alvarez’s Gesture for Blackburn DENVER – Francisco Alvarez aimed to hand the ball from the final out to the rookie referee who officiated his first game on Sunday. But there were some voices of dissent. “Hey, man, that’s my first career save,” Paul Blackburn remarked after the Mets triumphed over the Rockies 13-5 at Coors […]
Mets’ Jose Quintana has strong four-inning scoreless outing
Notable items from Tuesday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Good stuff’ Jose Quintana, one of the Mets’ potential starters for Opening Day, showed off his strong pitching once again, allowing just two hits in four scoreless innings. He lowered his ERA to 2.08 in spring training and said, “Everything is working really well right now.” Jose […]