Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (3-8, fourth in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) won back-to-back games for their second and third victories of the season, but through 11 contests have allowed a league-worst 85 runs. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-5, t-third in the Eastern League Eastern division) drew big crowds in Portland, but have now dropped five consecutive games since...
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We’ve seen it before. Two times prior, actually. Wilmer Flores is no stranger to the walk-off, and in each instance, it’s just as sweet. This was the case Sunday afternoon when the 26-year-old blasted the Mets to victory with a game winning home run. “It’s the same feeling,” Flores said of his history with late-inning heroics. “Even better when you do it over and over.”...
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As I wrote in an article in February, 2018 is a critical year for Gavin Cecchini. His prospect status took a hit when he was moved from shortstop to second base due to his defensive yips and the presence of Amed Rosario. Plus, he had a down year offensively in 2017 and failed to impress in his stint with the Mets. But Cecchini showed up to camp in 2018 with a new swing and a new beard,...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The first place New York Mets welcome in the Washington Nationals after their series win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Jacob deGrom will face Jeremy Hellickson tonight at 7:10 p.m. on SNY. Yesterday, the Mets beat the Brewers 3-2 thanks to timely home runs from Brandon Nimmo and Wilmer Flores and some very good pitching. Nimmo’s tied the game in the sixth inning...
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Squaring off on Sunday Night Baseball, Bartolo Colon and Justin Verlander were engaged in the best pitcher’s duel of the year so far. Verlander allowed just one run on a solo shot from Robinson Chirinos in the third inning. That would prove to be the only hit Verlander would allow through eight innings. He struck out 11 batters, but 44-year-old Colon was better. Colon took a perfect game...
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