Author: Joe D

Harvey Drills Utley Between The Numbers, Both Benches Warned

In whats shaping up to be a wild one at Citi Field tonight between the Mets and the Phillies, both benches got a warning from plate umpire Alfonso Marquez in the fifth inning after Matt Harvey drilled Chase Utley in the back with a pitch. Utley had already homered and singled off the Mets ace, but that was hardly the motivation as Phillies starting pitcher David Buchanan had hit both Wilmer...

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Cuddyer Leaves Game After Taking Pitch Off Hands

Left fielder Michael Cuddyer left the game in the bottom of the second inning after he was hit by a pitch right on the hands by Phillies starteer David Buchanan. Cuddyer was in obvious pain as he held and shook his left hand. Terry Collins and trainer Ray Ramirez came right out and quickly decided to remove him from the game. Kirk Nieuwenhuis replaced Cuddyer on the bases and took over in left...

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Harvey Aims To Pitch Even Better Tonight

After a an incredibly dominating start in his season debut against the Washington Nationals, a start that had Gary Cohen saying, “It’s like he never left,” Matt Harvey is looking for more tonight when he takes on the Philadelphia Phillies. “For me, 90 pitches through six innings is not good enough,” Harvey told reporters on Monday morning. “If I’m throwing 90 pitches, I’d like...

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Michael Cuddyer Got Chills After Ninth Inning Double Play

In his first home game as a New York Met, left fielder Michael Cuddyer said he’s played in many regular season games, but none that gave him the chills after the Mets turned a double play in the ninth inning. “Looking in the crowd and seeing people high-fiving each other, the excitement and the passion, it was one of the first times in a regular season game I had chills.” Citi Field...

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MMO Game Recap: Mets 2, Phillies 0

In front of a sold out crowd at Citi Field, the New York Mets (4-3) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (3-4) by a score of 2-0 on a beautiful sun drenched day for the home opener. Pitching Jacob deGrom may have not been at his dominating best today, but he was a surgeon out there today and used his skill and smarts to shutdown the Phillies for 6 1/3 innings, scattering seven hits, walking one...

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