It’s been a rough stretch of baseball for both teams in the Big Apple. The Mets and Yankees have been two of the worst teams in the league since the second week of June, both giving ground to their rivals in the division. And in the Mets case, that includes the Marlins. The Amazins’ are 18-29 since June 13. The Bombers 19-30. Due to the downward spiral, a hard decision was made. Both...
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Through the Mets’ 1-9 skid, they’ve been unable to get over the hump of starters not going deep into games. Their streak of David Peterson being the only pitcher to go six-plus innings reached 51 games on Friday. And, not too dissimilar from Sean Manaea earlier in the week, it came on a night when their starter was rolling early on. Kodai Senga made it through just 4 1/3. It not only...
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Paul Blackburn turned in another solid outing with Triple-A Syracuse, going 5 2/3 innings while giving up two runs. The Mets had placed the 31-year-old Blackburn on the 15-day injured list July 3 (retroactive to June 30) with a right shoulder impingement. This was his fourth start in his most recent rehab stretch with Syracuse. Triple-A Box Score Syracuse Mets (60-52) 9, Charlotte Knights...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Prior to Friday’s game, Carlos Mendoza spoke to reporters about Tylor Megill, who threw a bullpen session on Thursday. Per Mendoza, Megill is getting closer to starting a rehab assignment. Before going on the injured list, Megill was 5-5 with a 3.95 ERA on the year. Latest Mets News The Mets (63-53) lost to the Brewers (71-44) 3-2 on Friday night, ending the game...
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It seems every game during the Mets’ rough stretch has been scripted. It’s been the same game more or less the last two weeks. The Mets struck an opposing pitching staff for a couple runs, the starter was ineffective and the Mets’ super bullpen couldn’t be utilized due to being behind. It’s been a frustrating effort across the board, and in this specific game, it...
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