It seems the off-day Thursday didn’t affect Mark Vientos. The third baseman powered the Mets past the Reds Friday, clubbing a pair of two-run homers, including a walk-off in the tenth inning. The first homer set the tone for the Mets the entire game. It came against Fernando Cruz with one on and one out, giving the Mets a two-run lead. The second, and final, came in the tenth. Former...
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The New York Mets (76-64) and Boston Red Sox (70-70) continued their series on Wednesday night in New York with the Mets leading the series 2-0 and looking for a series sweep over the Red Sox. Tanner Houck (8-9, 3.24 ERA) was on the mound to start it off for Boston against Tylor Megill (3-5, 4.95 ERA) for the Mets. The storyline of the night came in the first inning for the Mets. With Francisco...
Read MoreGood morning, Mets fans! After exiting Friday night’s game with an apparent right hand injury, according to Tim Healey of Newsday, a CT scan was done on Paul Blackburn’s hand on Saturday and the scan was negative, showing no fracture, just a bad bruise. Blackburn hopes to avoid the injured list and hopes to make his next state; it’s all dependent on his pain level day-to-day. The Mets,...
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OMG! The Mets win on a walk-off! After a dismal day on Tuesday that saw the Mets drop game two to the Orioles 9-5 on a night when Jose Quintana gave up seven earned runs, and the Mets also committed a pair of errors, the Mets needed to turn the page. Wednesday was the rubber match between the American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles (74-53 going into Wednesday’s matchup) and the New York...
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Jeff McNeil continued his torrid second half on Friday. The Mets’ second baseman was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Marlins. He drove in his 12th home run of the season, a two-run home run in the fourth and had a double in the bottom of the fifth. The homer in particular was massive for McNeil and his fellow team. The longball gave the Mets a 3-2 lead...
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