Reed Garrett was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow sprain, effectively ending his regular season, the team announced. Pitcher Dom Hamel, who made his MLB debut in Wednesday’s 7-4 loss to the Padres, was designated for assignment. Garrett, 32, went 3-6 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.32 WHIP this season, striking out 64 in 55 1/3 innings. He last pitched on Sunday, and his...
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David Peterson’s outing on Wednesday at Citi Field ended in frustration as the Mets fell 7-4 to the Padres. The left-hander labored through five innings, allowing six runs on six hits with one strikeout and three walks. He threw 85 pitches and left trailing 6-2. Peterson got into a jam immediately when a sharp single by Fernando Tatis Jr. and a walk to Luis Arráez set the table for San Diego in...
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The Triple-A Syracuse Mets were the only Mets minor league affiliate in action on Wednesday night. The Mets beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-3, on Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park. The third straight win keeps their slim playoff hopes alive. They trail Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by three games with four games left in the second half of the standings. Triple-A has been mostly a struggle for...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets went into Wednesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres trying to further their lead in the race for the third NL Wild Card spot. David Peterson helped the Mets stay at a 2-2 lead through four innings, until one hanging curveball to Manny Machado in the fifth inning brought in four runs as it was deposited into the left field seats. That gave San...
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The Mets may be out of contention for the NL East after the Phillies clinched the division on Tuesday; however, coming into Wednesday night’s matchup against the Padres, the race was still on for the NL Wild Card. As of Wednesday evening, the Mets were in third place, but only two games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Mets took game one from San Diego 8-3 and were looking to keep their...
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