Mets starting pitcher Seth Lugo has been placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to August 11th with a shoulder impingement. That’s not the big issue, however. The big issue is that Lugo’s partially torn UCL, which he chose to rehab instead of undergoing Tommy John surgery, is likely the root of this new injury per Marc Carig of Newsday. “I know that if it’s not the elbow,...
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Jacob deGrom is notorious for being able to give his team a chance to win even when he doesn’t have his best stuff. Last night was an example of that sort of game but, unfortunately, the Mets could not scrape out a win. The righty pitched into the eighth inning and left with two runners on base, one of which scored. In 7.1 innings, deGrom ended up allowing five earned runs on nine hits and...
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In the seventh inning of last night’s game against the Yankees, rookie first baseman Dominic Smith cracked his first Major League home run – a two-run opposite-field shot off Yankees starter Sonny Gray. “It felt good,” Smith said after the game. “It feels like a big weight is lifted off your shoulders and you feel good that you’re able to contribute.”...
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The New York Mets will send Robert Gsellman (5-5, 6.16 ERA) to the mound tonight to face Jaime Garcia (4-8, 4.50 ERA) of the New York Yankees in the third game of a four-game set at Citi Field. The game starts at 7:10 p.m. and will be aired on SNY. Last night, the Mets were defeated by the Yankees 5-4. Jacob deGrom struggled throughout, but was able to get into the eighth inning despite that. He...
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The New York Mets (53-64) lost by a score of 5-4 to the New York Yankees (63-55) Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Pitching Jacob deGrom looked dominant early on but his troubles with the long ball came back to hurt him. Jake has now given up 23 home runs on this season after Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez both took him deep. His final line: 7.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K. Jerry Blevins and...
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