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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Drop Series to Nats Despite Rivera’s Heroics

3 Up 1. Syndergaard Reaches 200 K’s Noah Syndergaard was absolutely fantastic in the middle game of the series down in DC. Thor went seven strong innings while allowing just one run on four hits. He struck out a total of 10 batters, putting his season total at 205. It was the first time he struck out that many batters since June 15th, a span of 15 starts. However, over his last five starts,...

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Amazin’ Metscast: Leadership, Playoff Chases and Backman Blues

The Amazin Metscast – Episode 10 Matt Ehalt, Mets beat writer for “The Record” joins us as we discuss the state of the clubhouse, leadership and how they put this current run together. We take a look at how the Mets may use Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz down the line and who may be the odd man out in the starting rotation as well as what is up with Jay Bruce. Lastly, we delve...

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Travis d’Arnaud Could be in Danger of Losing Starting Job

New York Mets catcher, Travis d’Arnaud is said to be in danger of losing his starting job. Manager, Terry Collins has voiced his desire to continue to play the hot hand in Rene Rivera as the Mets enter the final stretch of the regular season. “You play the hot hand,” Collins said. “We’re in a situation now where we’ve got to go with, at this time last year or maybe a little earlier, hey...

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T.J. Rivera: Hometown Hero Saves Day

Things looked grim, the Mets had just blown a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning in Washington. It just seemed like one of those games that the team would eventually lose. T.J. Rivera though would have none of that. The bronx born Rivera would step up to the plate in the top of the 10th with nobody on base and drilled a homer over the left-field wall of Nationals park. The home run would...

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Syndergaard Reaches 200 Strikeouts in Dominating Performance

Noah Syndergaard gave the Mets everything they could have asked for in Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Thor brought the thunder on a night the Mets desperately needed to rebound from the prior night’s defeat. Syndergaard delivered seven strong innings while giving up just one run on four hits. He would walk just one batter on the night and strike out 10. It...

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