The New York Mets (16-23) lost their seventh game in a row Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Arizona Diamondbacks (24-18) by a score of 5-4 in extra innings. Pitching Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.63 ERA) started for the Mets and turned in a decent outing after three consecutive starts in which he allowed five runs or more. The righty went 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball and struck out five, while...
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The Mets bullpen is a mess. While it may be jarring on a night-to-night basis, it isn’t especially surprising. Bullpens tend to be volatile from year-to-year, as it’s probably the most unpredictable aspect of a baseball team. Throw into the mix that the same group of Mets relievers has been overworked for years and that the bullpen as a whole was largely ignored in the offseason, and it’s pretty...
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Tuesday May 16, 2017 • 3:40 PM (ET) Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.63 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.17 ERA) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Baseball is still not clicking for the Mets on all cylinders as they dropped another game last night. Starter Tommy Milone gave up all the runs and the bullpen was able to keep it together, but it didn’t matter as the offense...
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Because this has been a fairly dismal season so far, I find myself constantly clamoring to find the positives. One that I don’t see getting too much attention is the hot hitting of catcher Rene Rivera who, with his home run last night, is riding a 10-game hitting streak. Rivera, 33, has been known for his defense for most of his career. Currently, however, he has adjusted his hitting...
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The Mets woes continued out west with a 5-4 loss against the Diamondbacks on another night when they drew first blood but couldn’t hold the lead. Tommy Milone’s second start for NY left much to be desired as the newly acquired left-hander yielded five runs on six hits in five plus innings – sending the downward spiraling Mets to their sixth straight defeat. In the third, Lucas Duda, reminiscent...
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