3 Up 1. Juan Steps Up Juan Lagares filled in beautifully for the injured Yoenis Cespedes, starting in all three games this weekend, while collecting three hits, including a homerun, a triple, and two RBI. He got things started for the Mets with his solo shot in the opener on Friday night. Lagares is now batting .269 on the year with three home runs and eight RBI. 2. Old Reliable With the Mets...
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Everyone has different memories of attending their first baseball game, whether it be as a young child with a parent, going with friends, family, etc. These are memories that we hold near and dear to us, and are special because of the people we went with, the game we watched, and just being in pure awe of these cathedral like stadiums we had just entered into. One such moment of being young and...
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Now that the All Star Game has come and gone and the non-waiver trade deadline is just two weeks away, Major League Baseball is in full pennant race mode. Teams are assessing their needs and targeting the players who could fulfill those needs. Given the state of the Mets offense, the team needs a bat more than anything. Fortunately for them, they don’t need to go outside the organization...
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Las Vegas 51s 6 (49-44), Iowa Cubs 2 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B 3 for 4, 2B, BB, RBI, .278/.323/.475 Kevin Plawecki C 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, .327/.400/.615 This was Plawecki’s 4th homer of the year in Vegas. Duane Below LHP 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (ND, 4.57 ERA) Paul Sewald RHP 2 IP, 3 K (W, 5-2, 3.86) Duane Below doesn’t have overpowering stuff and won’t blow you away, but has looked...
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After a demoralizing loss on Saturday, the Mets quickly turned things around with a convincing 5-0 victory yesterday over the Phillies. Behind the dominance of Jacob deGrom, who fired a one-hitter, the Mets took the series and head into Chicago with serious momentum. “We know we’re heading to a place where we’ll be facing a really good team, especially at home,’’ Neil Walker told The Post....
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