While we wait for the Mets to begin their series in San Francisco tonight, their minor league affiliates have a couple of games this evening. St. Lucie begins their season in Jupiter, and Jonah Tong makes his second start of the season for Syracuse. 4:05 PM · NBT Bank Stadium · Toledo (1-4) at Syracuse (3-2) Syracuse Lineup Nick Morabito, DH MJ Melendez, RF Ronny Mauricio, SS Ryan Clifford, LF...
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The New York Mets (3-3) have had a couple of rough days at the plate. There’s no denying that. After scoring 11 runs in their Opening Day win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, they have averaged just 2.4 runs per game over their last five. That was highlighted by scoring one run over their final 23 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals this week. The pitching has been great; it’s only a...
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Zero offense and sloppy baseball ultimately doomed the New York Mets in St. Louis. The Mets dropped their first series of the year after losing two out of three to the rebuilding Cardinals. That included an all-around bad effort in the finale. It was the lack of offense in clutch situations that really concerned, however. And it is something the Mets will have to try and fix on the fly in a...
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Freddy Peralta was nearly untouchable on Wednesday against the Cardinals. He gave up just one earned run on three hits, walked two, and struck out seven on Wednesday over 5 1/3 innings. Peralta threw 92 pitches (54 for strikes), with his fastball topping out at 95.7 mph, and his off-speed pitches touching 87.6 mph. He threw 39 fastballs, 33 changeups, 18 sliders, and two curveballs. He had a 40...
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Jack Wenninger, the No. 6 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline, threw 4 2/3 shutout innings Wednesday, struck out five, and helped the Mets to a 4-2 victory over Toledo. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander threw 53 of 85 pitches for strikes. He may have gotten more attention last season if it weren’t for Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat. He was second in the Eastern League in...
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