The Mets snatched a tie from the jaws of defeat in their preseason finale, playing the Rangers to a 4-4 draw at Globe Life Park on Saturday afternoon. Dillon Gee got the start against the Rangers (not for them, as a certain blog seemed certain would happen) and was decent at best, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings, striking out 4. Ross Detwiler took the hill for Texas to...
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The Mets (17-11) beat the Marlins (12-12) by a score of 7-1 on Monday afternoon at Tradition Field. With the last spot in the starting rotation potentially at stake, Rafael Montero took the ball for the Mets and was awesome, striking out six batters in six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and walking none. Montero and Dan Haren (who was apparently lying about how he would retire if traded to...
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The Mets (15-11) crushed the Nationals (9-12) on Saturday afternoon, winning 10-2 at Tradition Field. Jacob deGrom pitched for the Mets and was terrific, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings, striking out 4 and walking 2. The Mets got a runner on in the bottom of the first against Stephen Strasburg when Curtis Granderson walked, but David Wright hit into a double-play to end the inning. In...
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The Mets (14-10) missed out on a chance to move into first place in the Grapefruit League on Friday, falling 5-4 to the Cardinals (10-8) on the road. Matt Harvey got the start for the Mets on his 26th birthday and pitched well. Harvey pitched 4.1 innings, striking out 5 and walking none while allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Curtis Granderson started the game with an infield hit for the Mets, but his...
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The Mets (11-9) beat the Yankees (12-8) by a score of 6-0 on Sunday afternoon at Tradition Field. Matt Harvey (!!!) got the start for the Mets and was awesome, throwing 5.2 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball, striking out 4 and walking none while throwing 60 pitches. The Mets got it going early against CC Sabathia. Juan Lagares led off the bottom of the first with an inside-the-park home run, a...
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