Jose Iglesias was back in the lineup for a second day in a row on Friday. The Mets were facing left-hander Shota Imanaga, so the move wasn’t peculiar. The move to pencil in Iglesias proved fruitful for manager Carlos Mendoza. The veteran went 2-for-2 against Imanaga, driving in Mark Vientos in the third inning to extend the Mets’ lead to 7-1. Iglesias, along with the entire offense,...
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The Mets took a seven-game win streak into Wednesday night’s series finale against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, looking for their eighth straight win and second series sweep in a row. The Mets were unable to get it done, dropping the series finale to the Rangers 5-3, snapping their win streak at seven. Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.00 ERA) was on the mound for his 15th start of the season. Manaea...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros announced on Saturday that they scratched right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander from his start. Right-handed pitcher Spencer Arrighetti pitched in Verlander’s place. Of note, the Mets owe the Astros $17.5 million if Verlander pitches 140 innings. Before being scratched on Saturday, he was on pace for about 130 innings. Latest Mets News We don’t want to...
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Cue the Trumpets. Edwin Díaz has returned. After throwing a hitless inning on Thursday night to secure his first save off the injured list against the Marlins, Carlos Mendoza gave the ball back to Díaz on Friday night looking for a consecutive save. Díaz came in, and while he bent, he did not break. The former All-Star allowed a lead-off single to Jurickson Profar, but struck out Manny...
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After a 4-2 loss to the Marlins on Tuesday night in their first game back in the United States, the Mets looked to get back in the win column on Wednesday night as the two clubs continued their three-game series in New York with game two. The Mets and Marlins both came out swinging, but the Mets swung hardest. The Mets defeated the Marlins 10-4 on Wednesday night behind four hits from Tyrone...
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