Month: June 2018

Rosario Takes Step In Right Direction, Draws Three Walks

Earlier this week, Mets infielder Amed Rosario was given a mental break to work through his on-field struggles, especially his offensive ones. In the mean time, he worked with hitting coach Pat Roessler to clean up his mechanics and work on his plate approach. In 76 games, he has hit just .244/.281/.362 in 262 plate appearances. A main struggle for him has been that on-base percentage, which has...

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Oswalt Shellacked After Pitching on Short Notice

Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom was supposed to start the series opener against the Miami Marlins on Friday night, but was unfortunately scratched due to a family issue. Saturday’s projected starter, Corey Oswalt, was in turn bumped to Friday night only a few hours before game time and was smacked around by the Marlins lineup. “I think that even in the first two innings he didn’t...

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Mets Minors Recap: Gimenez, McNeil Homer In Wins

Las Vegas (37-44) 8, Salt Lake (44-37) 0  Box Score Ty Kelly RF: 2-4, 2 K, .272/.354/.436 Peter Alonso 1B: 1-3, 2B, BB, .229/.362/.458 Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .385/.431/.615 Patrick Kivlehan DH: 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, K, .294/.348/.442 Alonso, who had been just 1-21 since his three-homer game, had a solid rebound with a double and a walk. McNeil has been on fire recently, going 6 for...

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Morning Briefing: Battle For the NL East Cellar Continues

Good Morning! Today, Jacob deGrom will get the ball at 4 p.m. to face the Marlins. Last night, Corey Oswalt struggled after starting on short notice. Oswalt pitched because deGrom had a family matter to address. Speaking of deGrom… Latest Mets News Brian Cashman held a press conference where he said he has spoken to his “good friend,” Omar Minaya, about a trade. Cashman...

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Game Recap: Oswalt Fried in Mets 8-2 Loss to Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by a score of 8-2 on Friday night in at Marlins Park. Pitching Corey Oswalt issued a leadoff walk to Derek Dietrich, but was helped out by a 5-4-3 double play in a scoreless bottom of the first. Justin Bour led off the second with a bloop single, but Oswalt was able to easily work his way out of the inning again. The Marlins jumped all over...

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