The New York Mets (80-70) fell by a score of 7-3 to the Atlanta Braves (59-91) on Monday night at Citi Field. The Mets lead the Giants by half a game and the Cardinals by 1.5 games in the Wild Card race, pending the outcome of tonight’s games. Noah Syndergaard didn’t have it tonight for the Mets, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 3.2 innings. Walks hurt Thor in the second...
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The New York Mets (72-66) topped the Reds (57-79) by a score of 5-0 on a Labor Day matinee in Cincinnati on Monday. The Mets are now half a game back of the St Louis for the final Wild Card spot, pending the Cardinals’ game against the Pirates this evening. Bartolo Colon pitched for the Mets and was terrific, scattering 5 hits and a walk over 6 scoreless innings, striking out 2. He was...
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Michael Conforto has been raking in Triple-A lately, but the New York Mets do not plan to call up the outfielder before rosters expand on September 1st. “I’d say probably not,” Mets GM Sandy Alderson told ESPN New York when asked whether Conforto would return to the big leagues in August. Conforto got off to a red-hot start to the year in April, but fell into a massive slump...
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The New York Mets (59-59) fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-69) by a score of 10-6 on Monday night in Phoenix. The loss drops the Mets to 3 games back of both the St Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins in the NL Wild Card Race (the Mets also trail the Pirates by 2.5 games). Bartolo Colon struggled on the hill for the Mets, allowing 5 runs (2 earned) on 9 (hard) hits and 2 walks, striking out...
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The New York Mets (45-37) won their fifth straight game on Monday afternoon, beating the Miami Marlins (43-40) by a score of 8-6 at Citi Field. The Independence Day win and the Washington Nationals loss pulls the Mets to within 4 games of first place. Early in the game, it was all Marlins. Matt Harvey struggled mightily for the Mets, allowing 6 runs on 11 hits in 3.2 innings. The Fish jumped out...
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