Noah Syndergaard struck out nine and fired 5.2 dominating innings as the Mets defeated the Cubs by a score of 4-1 last night at Citi Field. Syndergaard surrendered only three hits and one run all night as Chicago’s lineup was simply overmatched against the Mets’ rookie sensation. Even though this was only his second postseason start, he handled it like a seasoned veteran. He seemed...
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You’re heading to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead, what’s that say about your starters? “Well, we’ve pretty much haven’t hid the fact that we think we have pretty good pitching. They’re young, they’re inexperienced. They don’t have the credentials that Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke and Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta have, but they’re going to...
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The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 4-1 tonight at Citi Field, and in the process take a huge 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Offense: Jake Arrieta. Just the man’s name will strike fear into the bravest. The Cy Young candidate had a regular season record of 22-7 with a ridiculous 1.77 ERA. Just the mere prospect of facing the dominant righty made...
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Manager Terry Collins spoke to reporters before the start of Game 2 of the NLCS on Sunday and answered the following questions from the media at Citi Field. On Jeurys Familia and his dominance: “Well, you know, he’s been a starting pitcher in the past, so I know he has the ability to go multiple innings. You look at the job he did last year, he was a multiple inning guy. He’s...
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The New York Mets take their 1-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series into a marquee pitching showdown between Noah Syndergaard and Jake Arrieta on Sunday at Citi Field beginning at 8:07 PM. Mets Starting Lineup Curtis Granderson – RF David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Yoenis Cespedes – CF Lucas Duda – 1B Travis d’Arnaud – C Michael Conforto – LF Wilmer Flores...
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