The New York Mets announced a slew of roster moves before their series opener against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The most important news to emerge from the transactions, however, was that Jesse Winker is heading back to the 10-day injured list, this time with back inflammation, while Jared Young is coming up from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place. Winker, who returned from his...
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The vibe surrounding the New York Mets (53-41) would make it seem as if their season is falling apart. Being 12 games above .500 on July 11, just days before the All-Star break, is pretty solid in my mind. That being said, the Mets are 8-15 since June 15. That is tied for the worst mark in baseball over that stretch. The last month or so has shown us that the Mets may need significant...
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The Mets were thrown into a Thursday doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles after a torrential downpour on Wednesday evening, and things didn’t go very well for the blue and orange. New York dropped both games, and while the pitching staff had its ups and downs, the offense took center stage in postgame criticism. Outside of a strong performance from David Peterson, who put together a...
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After David Peterson finished seven spectacular innings of one-run ball in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader, it was only a matter of time before everything fell apart. Charlie Morton had shut down a Mets lineup that had scored a combined 23 runs over their past three games. He was untouchable, and though Peterson matched him inning-for-inning, the Mets showed no spark. Twice, runners were...
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R.J. Gordon struck out eight in his debut in Binghamton’s victory, Brandon Sproat threw seven scoreless innings but the bullpen faltered in Syracuse’s 2-0 loss, Brooklyn came back for a 7-5 win in 10 innings, St. Lucie picked up a 5-3 win and Elian Peña went 1-for-3 with a stolen base on Thursday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (42-48) 0, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (53-35) 2 BOX SCORE CF Drew...
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