The Mets (36-42) lost to the Athletics (48-30) by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Zack Wheeler got the start for the Mets and, coming off of the best start of his career, put up the worst start of his career. Wheeler allowed 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in just 2 innings, striking out 4 and being pulled for a pinch-hitter after throwing just 48 pitches. Oakland jumped on Wheeler...
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The Mets conclude their two-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Zack Wheeler (3-7, 3.93) takes the hill for the Mets and will oppose Oakland left-hander Brad Mills (0-0, 4.50). In his last start, Zack Wheeler hurled a three-hit complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win at Miami on June 19. It was the 10th time in team history a pitcher faced 28 batters in a...
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Bartolo Colon, who pitched for the Oakland A’s in 2013, started Tuesday’s game looking for his eighth win of the season with an opportunity to defeat his old team for his new team. Colon had a shaky first inning as he allowed a two out single by Brandon Moss, followed by an RBI double by Yoenis Cespedes to put the A’s up early 1-0. But from the second inning on, Colon would be...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Jonathan (Mets Fan in Paris) I thought I’d pass along some research I recently conducted on a topic you might be interested in debating on MMO. It’s another way to look at the current Mets payroll level in comparison with all the other MLB teams. Rather than just looking at where the Mets rank based on each team’s total payroll obligations (currently 25th), I...
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What a game for Chris Young at the plate on Tuesday night against his old ball club the Oakland A’s, as he launched two home runs to help lead the Mets 10-1 rout. It could have been assumed that his great game was a result of looking to save his job, but not even Young was made aware of that piece of information until Tuesday. “This is the first time I’ve heard of it. Yesterday I...
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