The New York Mets and Washington Nationals opened a three-game series on Friday night at Citi Field in New York. Left-handed pitcher Rich Hill (6-5, 4.11 ERA) got the call for the Mets, who donned the black jerseys once again. He was opposed by the right-handed pitcher Paolo Espino (3-4, 4.13 ERA) for the Nationals. The Mets are their fans were, no doubt, happy to see a team other than the...
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The Mets and Giants continued their series on Wednesday night. As the series stood heading into Wednesday night’s matchup, the Giants led the series 1-0. It was Taijuan Walker on the mound for the Mets against Johnny Cueto for the visiting Giants at Citi Field. It was an odd game, a comedy of errors in parts of it, but the results were familiar. The Mets lost to the Giants 3-2. The game was a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets fell back below .500 again Thursday night, losing the first of a four-game series against the Dodgers. In better news, Luis Rojas said in a press conference Thursday that he is optimistic that Francisco Lindor and/or Javier Baez could rejoin the Mets soon without a rehab stint. Per Tim Britton of The Athletic, Baez has been working out at second base and the...
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The New York Mets made a pair of roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. Catcher Chance Sisco has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and will wear No. 77. In exchange, right-handed pitcher Yennsy Diaz has been optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse. In 38 games with Triple-A Syracuse, Sisco was batting .208/.322/.468, with a .790 OPS. He hit five doubles, five home runs, had 14 RBI’s, 11 runs scored,...
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Carlos Carrasco was given the ball for the Mets in the series finale between the Dodgers and Mets on Sunday night. His fourth start of the 2021 season is one he will probably want to forget, as he lasted just two innings. Not counting his rain-shorted start on August 10th against the Washington Nationals — where he lasted just one inning before the game was suspended — this was his...
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