The excitement of the Mets 7-6 Harvey Day victory over the Marlins–their eighth straight win–was soured by the news of significant injuries to both Jerry Blevins and Travis d’Arnaud. Blevins, who came on to relieve Matt Harvey in the seventh, was struck with a comebacker and would be taken out of the game, later diagnosed with a left forearm fracture. In the bottom half of the...
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Guess what day it is? Matt Harvey (2-0, 2.25 ERA) gets the start today as the New York Mets aim for their eighth straight win vs. the Miami Marlins today at Citi Field. Harvey will be opposed by Tom Koehler (1-1, 3.18) for the Marlins at 1:10 PM. The Mets enter the series finale having won seven straight games. It marks their longest winning streak since posting eight straight victories from...
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Citi Field opened it’s gates for the first time in 2009. The Mets were coming off a second disappointing finish in a row to their season that saw them just miss the playoffs on the final game of the season. The Mets still won 89 games and had high hopes for their team entering Citi’s Inagural season. The 2009 Mets did not help welcome it’s fans to their new stadium and take...
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Noah Syndergaard got his 2nd start of the season and was scoreless through 3 innings but ran into trouble in the 4th when he gave up a 2-run HR to Domingo Santana. Thor left after 3.2 innings because his pitch count was at 82 pitches allowing just the two runs but walked five and struck out five. The good news is Thor had the velocity working tonight never hitting below 96 MPH while hitting 99...
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Jeurys Familia will remain the Mets closer after Bobby Parnell and Vic Black return from their rehab stints, reports MMO’s Clayton Collier from Citi Field. “If Bobby Parnell and Vic Black show up tomorrow, Jeurys Familia will still close,” Terry Collins said in his pre-game media session. Since taking over as the team’s closer, Familia has gone 5-for-5 in save...
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