The Mets offense has been on a home run tear lately but other than that, there hasn’t been much at the plate. Manager Terry Collins doesn’t mind that surge. “I think that’s how we’re built,” said Collins. “This team is built on power. Lately, when we’ve hit home runs, we’ve won.” The Mets have now hit at least one home run in their last...
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The Mets lost the the Cardinals tonight by a score of 12-2 at Busch Stadium. Bartolo Colon struggled mightily in his first start back from the break. He allowed seven runs and eight hits during 4.1 innings. It was an uncharacteristic outing for the 42 year old veteran as he walked three batters, which is a season high. Colon’s record now drops to 9-8 on the season and his ERA has climbed...
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The New York Mets continue their series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night with Bartolo Colon (9-7, 4.46 ERA) taking the ball for the Amazins. He will be opposed by John Lackey (7-5, 2.99 ERA) for the Cards. First pitch is at 7:15 PM. Mets Starting Lineup Curtis Granderson-RF Daniel Murphy-3B Michael Cuddyer-LF Lucas Duda-1B Wilmer Flores-2B Kirk Nieuwenhuis-CF Ruben Tejada-SS...
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With less than two weeks to go until the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the Mets are in sore need of a bat or three. Well, duh. That’s all anyone is talking about these days. And one team that keeps popping up as a potential trade partner for the Mets is the underachieving San Diego Padres. The Padres supposedly upgraded their entire outfield this past off-season, adding Matt Kemp,...
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Michael Cuddyer, who was signed to a two-year, $21 million contract in the offseason to add some punch to the Mets lineup, is now in danger of being relegated to a platoon role. Despite having four days to rest his sore knee, Terry Collins left the slumping Cuddyer out of the starting lineup on Friday and told reporters it had nothing to do with the condition of his knee. Cuddyer, 36, was fine...
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