Blade Tidwell got his feet wet Sunday, but before long he was soaked. The right-hander, in his major league debut, flashed 97 ...

Tidwell got knocked out in the fourth inning, after allowing six earned runs, in the Mets’ 6-5 loss in Game 1 of a split ...

The New York Mets had been wanting to schedule more rest for their starting pitchers during a difficult stretch of 13 games in 13 days.