In a hitter’s park against a surging Arizona lineup that has ranked fourth, third, and second in the majors in home runs, weighted runs created, and OPS (respectively) over the last two weeks, Jason Vargas was again thrown into the fire. While he was in fact tagged with the loss, Vargas certainly put up a fight that – as the case has been with nearly every starting pitcher the past...
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Las Vegas (28-39) 7, Colorado Springs (34-30) 5, 10 innings Box Kevin Kaczmarski RF: 2-for-5, .377/.414/.492 Zach Borenstein LF: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R, .239/.333/.462 Johnny Monell PH: 1-for-1, 2B, 3 RBI, .269/.340/.400 Colton Plaia C: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R, .233/.333/.360 Las Vegas was held scoreless until the seventh inning, until a leadoff homer off the bat of Zach Borenstein (15th) and...
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Wilmer Flores played his third rehab game for the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night and showed with the bat that he looks perfectly healthy in their 13-3 win. Flores went 3-for-5 with a homer, double and knocked in three runs. He also played the entire game at first base. His home run came off a lefty to dead center off the batters eye at First Data Field. The New York Mets utility guy has now...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets went on the road and opened a four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday as Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39 ERA) faced off against Matt Koch (5-3, 4.09 ERA). Despite three home runs, the Mets lost the opener in part to struggles in the bullpen by Jerry Blevins, Paul Sewald and Jacob Rhame. Latest Mets News The Mets continue their series with the...
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The New York Mets (28-37) fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks (38-30) by a score of 6-3 at Chase Field. The loss marks the Mets’ third in a row and gives the team a 1-10 record thus far in June. Pitching Jason Vargas got the nod for the Mets for the eighth time this season. He didn’t struggle as much as he did early on in the season, but he also didn’t do as well as some of his...
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