New York Mets’ left fielder, Yoenis Cespedes, left today’s game after apparently injuring his thumb sliding safely into third base on a double steal executed by him and Jay Bruce. Adrian Gonzalez doubled both Cespedes and Bruce home to give the Mets a 4-0 lead, but Cespedes did not return to left for the bottom half of the inning. Brandon Nimmo took his place. Cespedes, 32, is...
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According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets will push Steven Matz’s start back to Saturday. The lefty threw a bullpen session today at PETCO Park, but obviously the Mets want to be better safe than sorry, and don’t want to rush him if he’s not 100 percent. Original report – 2:43 p.m. New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz is suffering from back stiffness and will throw a bullpen session Sunday...
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How the tables turn! The Mets (17-9) routed the San Diego Padres (10-19) to cap off their long road trip with a 14-2 win and a series victory. Pitching Zack Wheeler started this one for the Mets. He had a very slow first inning, one in which he threw 30 pitches. On the bright side, he gave up no runs in the inning. He had a similar situation in the third inning but this time, he gave up a...
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Sunday, April 29, 2018 • 4:10 p.m. (ET) Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Zack Wheeler (1-1, 4.24) vs. RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-2, 5.76) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 After a rough start from southpaw Jason Vargas on Saturday, the Mets find themselves looking at Zack Wheeler to salvage the series win. Mets Lineup 1. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B 2. Michael Conforto (L) CF 3. Yoenis...
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New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera was the offensive star on Friday night in San Diego, rocketing a three-run bomb to give Jacob deGrom some breathing room on the mound. This has become a recurring theme for Cabrera this year, who is hitting a potent .333/.379/.591 with five home runs and 15 RBI. Back in his day, bench coach Gary DiSarcina attributed success to being out on the field...
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