The league-leading, red-hot Mets won their ninth straight game in a row to move to 11-3 on the season – the best record in baseball. Here are Three Takeaways from the game last night. 1. The Mets are CAPITALIZING on other teams’ mistakes. There has been much talk from fans and broadcasters alike about how many errors have been committed against the Mets early in the season. Are teams...
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The Mets (6-3) beat the Phillies (3-6) by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday night, closing out a sweep in their first series at Citi Field this season. Jon Niese made his second start of the year and was good, pitching 6.1 innings of one-run ball, striking out four and dancing around nine hits, two walks, and an error made behind him. Just as he did in Atlanta, Niese got off to a rough start, allowing...
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The Mets (2-3) were unable to stop the Braves (5-0) on Saturday night, losing 5-3 in the house of horrors that is Turner Field. Dillon Gee got his first start of the year and was ineffective, allowing five runs on eight hits, striking out two while walking none. Gee got off to a good start, but struggled after the first time through the order, which is something we have certainly seen before....
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The Mets fell short against the Nationals on Wednesday night, losing 2-1 in the nation’s capital. Jacob deGrom got the start for the Mets and was good, although he didn’t have his best stuff. deGrom went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks, striking out six. The game was delayed for nearly an hour by a rainy forecast, keeping deGrom and Nats starter Jordan...
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The Mets opened their season with a win on Monday afternoon, beating Washington 3-1 at Nationals Park. Bartolo Colon earned got the start for the Mets and pitched very well. The big righty struck out eight in six innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits and walking one en route to the 205th win of his career. Curtis Granderson began the game by coaxing an eight-pitch walk from prized...
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