May 2014. Dillon Gee was headed to the disabled list and the Mets were forced into a corner. Without other options available, it was a lanky right-handed flamethrower with bouncy, brown locks that received the call. Jacob deGrom made his debut against the New York Yankees, not exactly the ideal team to debut against given the cross-town rivalry. But the lanky right-hander with the brown locks...
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3 Up 1. De Aza’s Da Man Coming into Thursday night’s series finale against the Cardinals, Alejandro De Aza had been mired in a 4-34 slump over his last 16 games. Due to Jay Bruce’s calf injury, De Aza got the start in center and it paid dividends almost immediately. De Aza robbed a homerun in the bottom half of the first inning, and then went on to go 2-4, including a huge three-run home run off...
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The New York Mets (64-63) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (67-59) by a score of 10-6 tonight at Busch Stadium. With the victory, the Mets pull within 3.5 games of the second wild card spot. Pitching: Seth Lugo toed the rubber for the Amazin’s tonight, and out-dueled Adam Wainwright, pitching five innings of scoreless ball, allowing just two hits and zero runs, while walking three and...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 • 7:15 p.m. (ET) Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO RHP Seth Lugo (0-2, 3.04) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (9-7, 4.71) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets winning streak hit a bump in the road yesterday as deGrom struggled in his second straight start and the Mets offense didn’t make their way to the ballpark. Now the Mets need Seth Lugo to come through tonight...
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Right fielder Jay Bruce is not in tonight’s lineup after suffering a strained right calf on Wednesday night. Batting cleanup for the Mets tonight is James Loney who is batting .143 (6-42) with no extra-base hits and two RBI in his last 12 games. Terry Collins said Bruce should be available to pinch hit tonight and will likely return to the lineup tomorrow. Original Report – Aug 24...
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