Tacoma 8, Las Vegas (45-34) 4 Dillon Gee made his 2nd start in Las Vegas lasting only 4.1 innings giving up eight runs on 13 hits and two walks while striking out only two. John Church and Scott Rice combined to throw 3.2 scoreless out of the bullpen to keep the 51’s offense in the game but they could not take advantage going 2-12 with runners in scoring position. Matt Reynolds...
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No, this isn’t an article calling for Michael Conforto or Brandon Nimmo to get called up to the majors so lets just get that out of the way first. Those two should not be called up to replace the ailing and aging Michael Cuddyer. Michael Conforto noted himself that he has things to work on in Double-A still. Sure he has torn the cover off the ball in general, including three hits last...
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With the Mets’ hitting woes continuing on Tuesday night, does it make sense to extend Murphy a qualifying offer during the offseason? Murphy has been one of the team’s most consistent and reliable hitters throughout his career. Over the past two years, he’s hitting .287 with a .734 OPS and 13 home runs in 198 games. “He’s a huge part of our lineup,” Collins said before the...
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The Mets (40-38) were defeated by the Cubs (40-35) by a score of 1-0 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Jonathan Niese turned in a solid outing for the Mets going 7 strong innings, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out five. The only run against him came in the 6th inning when Matt Szczur doubled to left-center field, scoring Cubs’ third baseman Kris Bryant....
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