The New York Mets (58-56) are now winners of 12 out of their last 13 games after beating the Miami Marlins by a 5-0 score on Tuesday night at Citi Field. (Box Score) Pitching Looks like the Mets were right to denand a lot for Zack Wheeler in trade demands, as he continues to remind everyone what a solid part of the rotation he continues to be. Wheeler gave up a one-out double in the first to Jon...
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Against all odds, the Mets are in contention. As things currently stand, the Mets are one back of San Fransisco and two back of Milwaukee in the loss column in terms of teams to jump. They’re four back of Philly, Washington, and Chicago, all of whom are in a virtual tie for the first wild card spot (technically the Cubs and Cardinals are tied for the NL Central lead too). Believe it or...
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The Mets bounced back from a bad series in San Fransisco to win the first game of their series against the Padres. (Box Score) Pitching The Mets’ “ace,” Jason Vargas, took the mound for this one. He was sensational over six innings with the trade winds swirling around his name. Vargas pitched a scoreless inning which featured a strikeout of Fernando Tatis Jr. He also worked...
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The Mets lost to the Giants in extra innings on Sunday night for the third time in the four game series, this time 3-2 in 12 innings. Mets drop to 45-54 on the season despite a strong start from Steven Matz. Pitching Steven Matz got the ball for the Mets and was very solid over six innings. In the first, he gave up a leadoff single but induced a double play to face the minimum. The second was...
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The deadline is 11 days away and the rumors have begun to gain steam. Buyers have been monitoring players and sellers have been scouting other teams minor league systems. Many pitchers are on the market and they have team control with them. Here is the latest: Yankees Looking Into Acquiring Top-Tier Starter The Yankees want a starter and have been monitoring everyone with control. Jon Morosi...
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