Month: September 2018

Morning Briefing: Wheeler Opens Series Against Arrieta and the Phillies

The New York Mets head to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia for the first game of a three-game series against the Phillies. Zack Wheeler, who has a 1.32 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 12 walks since the All-Star break, will square off against Jake Arrieta and the Phils. The Mets lost the rubber game in Boston on Sunday, with Jacob deGrom getting tagged for just three runs in seven innings but...

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DeGrom Strikes Out a Dozen, Preserves Streak in No-Decision

This afternoon, Jacob deGrom took the hill against Chris Sale through three innings, and across his next four pitched against a variety of circumstances that, in some respects, got the better of him. After all, when you post your lowest game score (a miserable 67) in nearly four weeks, your earned run average goes up (now at a dreadful 1.78), and you don’t get the win, there’s no way...

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Game Recap: Mets Drop Series Against Red Sox in 4-3 Loss

The New York Mets (69-80) lost  the Boston Red Sox (103-47) by a score of 4-3 to lose the third and final game of a three-game series at Fenway Park Pitching Jacob deGrom got the start for the Mets today and looked dominant over his first six batters. He struck out six-of-seven to begin the game but he started stumbling in the third though thanks to the vaunted offensive attack of Rafael Devers...

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McNeil Still Adjusting, But He Simply Won’t Strikeout

Jeff McNeil has been possibly the biggest welcomed surprise for the 2018 New York Mets since was called up in late July, he has a .335/.389/.494 slash line with three home runs and 17 RBI to give him a superb .883 OPS, 144 wRC+, and a 2.1 WAR. His .335 average in his first 50 MLB games is the highest in Mets history. McNeil spoke with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post to talk about his success...

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