After being pummeled by the Braves 21-3 in Game One of Saturday’s doubleheader, Jose Quintana (0-3, 3.42 ERA) and the Mets looked to turn things around in game two. Quintana was opposed by Braves ace Spencer Strider (12-4, 3.80 ERA). Game two was a pitcher’s dual as through four innings each team had collected just one hit. Brandon Nimmo represented the Mets’ first hit of the day, a lead-off...
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The Mets and Cubs closed out their series on Wednesday night at Citi Field where it was “Mets Football Jersey” night at the ballpark. Wednesday night was the rubber game of the series as the Mets looked to win their first series of the month. Coming in to Wednesday, the Mets had lost seven of their last eight, but had an opportunity to take two out of the three from a team battling for a...
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On Wednesday, MLB announced the players and rookies of the month for the month of July, and Mets’ rookie catcher Francisco Álvarez earned the National League’s Rookie of the Month honors. In July, Álvarez, just 21-years of age, had a .275 AVG, .351 OBP, and a .623 SLG. He drove in 16 RBIs in the month on 19 hits, eight of which were home runs. He also had 14 runs scored for the month. Since July...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB trade deadline has come and gone. And with that, the trade that many saw coming came to fruition in that Justin Verlander was traded back to the Houston Astros. The Mets also traded away Tommy Pham to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Dominic Leone to the Los Angeles Angels. In return for Verlander, the Mets received two top prospects that will benefit the club’s...
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Updated Post: 7/31/23 – 20:12 The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal put out a report Monday night that the Houston Astros are “still involved” for Justin Verlander. “Some believe a return to Houston is the future Hall of Famer’s preferred outcome, citing, in part, his relationship with [Astros owner Jim] Crane,” Rosenthal said. The Astros however, have the weakest...
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