As many foresaw back in early June, the Mets’ season is coming down to the wire. In what is proving to be a chaotic final week, New York regained control of their playoff destiny Tuesday night with a 9-7 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Mets had fallen behind the Reds in the race for the final Wild Card spot on Sunday for the first time since April 5. While tied in the win-loss column...
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Starting pitcher Jonah Tong, OF-2B A.J. Ewing, outfielder Carson Benge and 3B-1B Jacob Reimer were named Baseball America Minor League All-Stars on Wednesday. Tong, who makes his fifth major-league start Wednesday, was the first pitcher to lead the minors in ERA (1.43), strikeouts (179), and opponent batting average (.148) since the publication began tracking overall minor league category...
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On a night when the Mets could ill-afford to lose, the team’s bullpen was forced into action early after David Peterson recorded just four outs and left with a 5-1 deficit. The bullpen has been heavily criticized during the second half of the season, but they held the Cubs at bay and gave the Mets’ lineup a chance to fight back. Huascar Brazobán was the first man out of the...
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Matt Shaw lined an 85 mph change-up for a single. Nico Hoerner stroked a 92 mph fastball for an RBI single. Ian Happ laced a 93 mph sinker for a two-run double. Three different pitches, three poor results. David Peterson wasn’t fooling anyone in the second inning at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, and the Happ double was the last straw for Carlos Mendoza. He pulled Peterson and after the game...
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With their season on the line, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies broke through with a big seventh inning and held off a late surge from the Erie SeaWolves to win Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship, forcing a decisive Game 3 on Wednesday. Double-A EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2 Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-1) 5, Erie SeaWolves (1-1) 4 BOX SCORE 3B Jacob Reimer – 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K CF...
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