Month: August 2016

Mets 4.5 Games Back of Second Wild-Card, Head to St. Louis Showdown

  Just when you think they’re dead, they pull you back in. Winning the last two games in San Francisco and getting back to .500 has put the Mets 4.5 games away from the second Wild-Card spot. The team ahead of them, the St. Louis Cardinals, will be their opponent for the next three games, starting Tuesday. Winning this series is crucial for this team going forward. The Mets send Jon...

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Syndergaard Returns to Form With Brilliant Performance

The Mets needed Noah Syndergaard to put forth a stellar performance in the worst way. Thor obliged, helping to carry the Mets back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over San Francisco. Thor was efficient through the night, pitching eight shutout innings on just 98 pitches. He allowed only two hits while walking the same amount and striking out six. Looking like the Syndergaard of old, he breathed life...

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Syndergaard, Cespedes Carry Mets to 2-0 Win

The New York Mets (62-62) defeated the San Francisco Giants (68-56) by a score of 2-0 at AT&T Park Sunday evening. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he was incredible. This was a good old fashion pitching duel as both starting pitchers were at the top of their game. All in all, Syndergaard went 8 innings giving up zero runs, allowing only two hits, walking...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets @ Giants, 8:05 PM

Sunday, August 21, 2016 • 8:08 p.m. (ET) AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA RHP Noah Syndergaard (10-7, 2.76) vs. RHP Je! Samardzija (10-8, 4.24) ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets finally won a game yesterday! Wooo! The Mets had a good day at the plate yesterday highlighted by Cespedes and De Aza. Yoenis had an RBI Double and two solo homers while De Aza smacked a 3-run shot that...

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Of Course the Mets Should Bring Back Their Stopper Bartolo Colon

Sometime this winter, GM Sandy Alderson will have to make a decision – yes or no – on several players.  Bartolo Colon will be one of them, and when he does, I hope he remembers today. With the Mets in dire need of a victory Saturday afternoon to pull them out of their most recent funk, Colon was magnificent working into the seventh in beating the Giants, 9-5. Colon is now 11-7, including 6-1...

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