It was an overall quiet offensive night for both the Mets and the Blue Jays early as pitching and defense were the story of the night. The lone three runs surrendered by the Blue Jays, the games only runs, came off the bat of the red-hot Pete Alonso, who hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first that scored Brandon Nimmo and gave the Mets a 2-0 lead, and a solo home run in the bottom of...
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After just eight starts with Low-A St. Lucie, the New York Mets have promoted right-handed pitching prospect, J.T. Ginn to the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. Ginn, the Mets No. 6 prospect according to MLB.com, posted a 2.56 ERA with the St. Lucie Mets through eight starts. He was 2-1 over those eight starts and struck out 35 over the course of 28.2 innings pitched. He had a 0.93 WHIP. Ginn’s velocity...
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New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff (0-1, 4.96 ERA) lasted just 3.2 innings after he was hurt by his struggling defense in Monday night’s thrilling extra-inning 15-11 series opening win over the Cincinnati Reds. After the Mets jumped up to a three-run lead in the top of the first, Eickhoff and the defense gave the runs right back. Rookie infielder Jonathan India led off the...
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Taijuan Walker was looking to start strong with his first outing of the second half after his appearance in the 2021 MLB All-Star game. However, his outing was far from what he would’ve hoped. He lasted just 1/3 of an inning on Sunday, not making it out of a controversial first-inning debacle between the Mets and Pirates. Walker got Adam Frazier to ground out to open the matinee between...
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The New York Mets opened the second half of the season in Pittsburgh with a dud. After not scoring in the final eight innings on Sunday against the same Pirates, the Mets scored only one lone run on Friday and fell to the Bucs, 4-1. The Mets had their chances throughout the lackluster performance, as they had Pirates starter Chad Kuhl on the ropes in several innings but could not get the big hit...
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