Paul Blackburn saves bullpen in surprise return to Mets as his ‘weird’ season takes another turn

Paul Blackburn saves bullpen in surprise return to Mets as his ‘weird’ season takes another turn

Paul Blackburn’s “weird” season took another strange turn late Tuesday night.

Wild stat shows how bad Mets starting pitching has been

Following the New York Mets’ 11-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, manager Carlos Mendoza praised Paul Blackburn for only giving up two runs in the final five innings of the game.  Despite giving a couple of insurance runs to the Braves in the top of the sixth inning, Blackburn kept his composure and allowed Mendoza to save the bullpen for Thursday’s finale against Atlanta with a crucial three-game series against the Seattle Marine…