The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will play the rubber match of their three game series this afternoon at Citi Field. Dillon Gee (0-3, 4.50 ERA) returns to the 5 1/2 man rotation and gets the start for the Mets. He will oppose right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 4.72) for the Braves in the 1:10 PM contest. Darrell Ceciliani is hitting .389 (7-18) this month with two doubles and two RBI. He is...
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The Mets announced that RHP Dillon Gee was activated from the Bereavement List and Infielder Ruben Tejada was activated from the Paternity Leave List. Catcher Anthony Recker and infielder Danny Muno were optioned to Las Vegas (AAA) to make room for them. Gee will start this afternoon’s game against the Braves while Tejada is expected to play third base. Terry Collins says right now the...
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Bobby Parnell made his first major league relief appearance in nearly two seasons on Saturday night, and after the game manager Terry Collins said his former closer looked “rusty.” “I’m glad he got it out of the way. Hopefully, he got his feet wet and we move forward with it, he gets a little more comfortable and we find a good situation for him to be more consistent in...
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On Saturday night, the Mets got a first hand look at just how important Jeurys Familia is to this team and to this season. Staked to a 3-1 lead against the Braves, and with Familia unavailable to pitch due to the birth of his new son, the bullpen couldn’t lock down the win in the ninth inning and Atlanta ultimately won the game 5-3 in 11 innings. It was a jarring defeat to say the least....
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The Mets announced that the player to be named later in the deal to acquire reliever Alex Torres from the San Diego Padres is left-handed pitcher Brad Wieck. Right-hander Cory Mazzoni was already shipped to the Padres when the Mets acquired Torres in March, so Wieck now completes the deal. A seventh round selection in the 2014 First Year Player Draft, Wieck owns a 3.21 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in ten...
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