The New York Mets (60-59) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-70) by a score of 7-5 at Chase Field Tuesday night. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he was on cruise control for most of the night. This was arguably the best Syndergaard has looked in quite some time but he ran into some trouble in the sixth due to some shoddy defense. All in all, Thor went 5.2...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 • 9:40 p.m. (ET) Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 2.75) vs. RHP Braden Shipley (2-1, 2.96) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets had a rough go of it in Arizona last night as they got pounded by the Diamondbacks 9-6 and falling back to .500 on the season while losing more ground in the wild card chase. They look to turn it around as the God of...
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Neil Walker has homered in back-to-back games and has four homers in his last eight games. It’s the fifth time this year Walker has homered in consecutive games, the most times he’s done so in a single season during his career. Walker has never hit a home run in three straight games. Walker’s 22 home runs are the second-most he’s hit in his career. He had a career-high 23...
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There were a number of reasons why the Mets made the move for Jay Bruce. There was the obvious reason that Bruce was the major league RBI leader and he was hitting well with runners in scoring position. His addition was meant to address the team’s issues in those areas. The Mets also obtained Bruce as Yoenis Cespedes insurance, not just for this year with Cespedes’ quad, but also for...
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Mets RHP Zack Wheeler will have his elbow examined by Dr. Andrews on Wednesday, Mets assistant GM John Ricco told reporters last night in Arizona. As was previously reported, Wheeler felt some elbow discomfort after making his rehab appearance on August 6. “He felt it after that one initial outing,” Ricco said of Wheeler’s elbow soreness. “He still felt some soreness a...
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