Author: Alexis Farinacci

Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Even Series With Nationals

Good morning, Mets fans! The Nationals have a 2-1 series lead over the Mets as the two clubs close out their series today at Nationals Park in Washington. It will be Taijuan Walker (6-2, 2.12 ERA) getting the start for the Mets against Patrick Corbin (4-5, 5.60 ERA) for the Nationals. Latest Mets News Michael Mayer of Metsmerized reported Dellin Betances’ rehab appearance on Saturday for the St....

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Lucchesi Is Effective, Mets Bats Are Not in 1-0 Loss to Nationals

It was a pitcher’s duel at National’s Park in Washington on Friday night between the Mets’ and Nationals’ pitching staffs. The two teams were scoreless through eight and a half innings before the Nationals would win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by Yan Gomes to defeat the Mets 1-0 in the opening game of the series. It was Joey Lucchesi on the mound for the Mets...

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Trevor May Unhappy With MLB’s Ruling on ‘Sticky Substances’

In an effort to crack down on banned substances, Major League Baseball came out this week and stated that pitchers caught using “sticky substances” including spider tack will receive a 10-game suspension. Mets pitcher Trevor May is the most recent among a handful of pitchers to speak on and give his thoughts on MLB’s decision. He spoke on his vlog and answered questions from fans. “One issue I...

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MLB Will Hammer Pitchers Using Sticky Substances With 10-Game Ban

-UPDATE- As expected, Major League Baseball officially released their plan for cracking down on foreign substances to all 30 teams on Tuesday afternoon, which will officially go into effect with games beginning on June 21st. In the memo, the league cites Rule 3.01 which states, “no player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice,...

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Peterson, Smith Bounce Back, Lead Mets to 5-2 Win Over Cubs

The Mets welcomed the Chicago Cubs to Citi Field in New York for a four-game series. It was Jake Arrieta for the Cubs facing David Peterson for the Mets. Peterson was looking for redemption after a rough outing his last time out. Peterson did just that, pitching a near-flawless six innings, giving up just one hit and two walks, no runs over the course of 73 pitches (43 strikes) thrown on Monday...

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