Before Sunday’s finale against the Padres, the Mets announced that left-hander Jon Niese will return from the disabled list to start Monday’s series opener in Seattle. The news meant that right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka would officially return to the bullpen after six weeks in the starting rotation. “I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you what’s going to happen in...
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The Mets will try to take the rubber game of their series with the Padres this afternoon at 4:10 PM at Petco Park. Zack Wheeler (5-8, 3.90 ERA) will oppose Odrisamer Despaigne (2-1, 1.35 ERA) for the Padres. The Mets are looking to start up another win streak after their season-tying streak of four came to an end on Saturday. They are also looking to win their fifth series out of their last...
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Travis d’Arnaud has been one of the keys to the Mets’ suddenly revamped offense in the last three weeks and for his hard work, the young catcher seems to have found a home in the fifth spot of the batting order. “He’s swinging the bat very, very well. He’s been driving in runs. He’s been hitting some homers,” Mets manager Terry Collins said....
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With the All-Star Break behind us, we’re officially into the 2nd half of the 2014 MLB season. Over the break, I opened up a roundtable and invited some other MMO writers to chime in with their grades. How did the Mets do on their first-term report card? Keep reading to find out! INFIELDERS Lucas Duda, 1B: Duda won the 1st base competition over Ike Davis, leading to the trade of the...
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The Mets (46-51) lost to the Padres (42-55) by a score of 6-0 on Saturday night in San Diego. Dillon Gee got the start for the Mets and struggled, allowing 4 (3 earned) runs on 5 hits in 5 innings. Gee struck out 8 and walked none, but a pair of solo home runs and an error ended up hurting him. The Padres got on the board first in the bottom of the 2nd when Yasmani Grandal led off the frame with...
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