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Steven Matz Hurt By The Home Run In Sunday’s Loss

For the second consecutive start, Steven Matz threw seven innings but came up empty in the win column. Daniel Murphy again helped the Nationals the Mets with a 3-2 victory, taking three of the four-game series. The 25 year-old southpaw allowed three runs over his seven innings on the mound. He allowed six hits while walking four batters and striking out five. The home run ball from Murphy got...

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Talkin’ Mets: Let’s Take a Break!

The first-half of the 2016 season is in the books and we take a look at the state of the Mets at the break. After losing 3 of 4 to the Nationals, I talk about some of the revisionist history going on with the Mets not signing Daniel Murphy. Mets reporter and fan Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN talks about the biggest surprises and disappointments of the first half, and what to expect from the Mets in...

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Daniel Murphy Is The Difference Again As Mets Fall To Nationals 3-2

The New York Mets (47-41) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (54-36) by a score of 3-2 at Citi Field Sunday afternoon. The loss will leave the Mets 6 games behind the Nationals for the division lead heading into the break. Pitching: Steven Matz was on the mound for the Mets today and he had a nice game. After a little trouble in the early innings, Matz settled in and pitched seven innings...

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Murphy and Scherzer Fuel Nationals 6-1 Victory Over Mets

The New York Mets (47-40) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (53-36) by a score of 6-1 at Citi Field Saturday evening.  The Mets now fall to 5 games back of the Nationals for the division lead. Pitching: Logan Verrett was on the mound tonight for the Mets and he did a decent job.  He was filling in for Matt Harvey we learned would be lost for the year yesterday.  Verrett made things a...

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No Current Timetable For Zack Wheeler’s Return

With news coming down on Friday afternoon that Matt Harvey would be electing to go with season-ending surgery to address his diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome, it’s very unlikely that the Mets will be turning to right-hander Zack Wheeler anytime soon. Prior to the start of the season, it was believed that we would be seeing Wheeler right about now. But manager Terry Collins told...

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