The New York Mets enter play on Monday night in Arizona against the Diamondbacks with 45 games remaining on the season. They find themselves just 2.5 games out of the second wild card spot chasing the likes of the Marlins, Pirates, and Cardinals. After completing what seemed like the impossible Sunday in winning back to back games for the first time in more than a month, I took a look at the...
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The Long Island Lefty, Steven Matz put forth a terrific performance in Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. Matz flirted with a no-hitter in an exhilarating performance. He took the no-hit bid into the eighth inning and was just five out away from completing the feat before allowing a hit. In what was by far his best performance of his career, it provided a much needed boost to...
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New Orleans Zephyrs (58-62) 8, Las Vegas 51s (57-65) 6 Box Score Brandon Nimmo CF: 2 for 5, .334/.408/.512 Michael Conforto LF: 3 for 4, HR, 2B, 2 R, .369/.446/.692 Gavin Cecchini SS: 0 for 3, BB, R, .318/.387/.440 Conforto started the day getting hits in his first three at bats against righties before striking out swinging vs a lefty in his final at bat. Duane Below LHP: 5 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 0 BB,...
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After a solid 2015 season, Curtis Granderson has struggled to produce this year for the Mets. Through 465 plate appearances, Granderson is batting .226/.318/.423 with 18 homeruns and he has a .741 OPS. While his 97 OPS + is around the league average, his struggles are far more pronounced when taking a closer look. With runners in scoring position, Granderson is batting .130 has a .402 OPS....
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The Mets responded to Terry Collins Thursday afternoon rant by taking 2 of 3 from the San Diego Padres. Jacob deGrom continues to pitch like an All-Star and rookie left-hander Steven Matz nearly made history on Sunday, but does it matter? I talk about Collins’ rant and how he is the reason, to take a quote from it, for the Mets inability to grind out at-bats and play through the challenges...
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