The Mets looked to take the series against the Nationals on Saturday. Carlos Carrasco (3-4, 5.82 ERA) took the mound for the Mets, looking to bounce back after he struggled in his last start against the White Sox. Patrick Corbin (6-11, 4.99 ERA) took the mound for the Nationals, who has struggled the majority of his time in Washington since signing his albatross contract back in 2019. Carrasco...
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Per Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online, Mets right-handed pitching prospect Blade Tidwell has been promoted to Double-A Binghamton from High-A Brooklyn. Tidwell has spent the entirety of the season with High-A Brooklyn, where he is 8-3 with a 3.09 ERA over the course of 17 games he’s pitched in. He has given up 28 earned runs on 55 hits and 46 walks in 81 2/3 innings pitched. He has struck out 112...
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Pete Alonso once again came up big for the Mets on Friday night against Washington. Alonso went 2-for-4, driving in all five runs behind two home runs in the Mets’ 5-1 victory over their National League East rival Washington Nationals. His first home run was 112 mph off the bat and was driven 453 feet into the upper deck of left-center field. With his five RBIs on Friday, Alonso has now driven...
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Updated Post – July 26, 21:10 Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated reports that the Angels have decided not to trade superstar Shohei Ohtani before he hits free agency. The Angels are currently four games out of the second Wild Card after going 7-3 in their last 10 games. Original Post – July 14, 13:54 With the trade deadline just over two weeks away, speculation about who Shohei...
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For the second time as a Met, Justin Verlander was on the mound against a team he has faced many-a-time in, the New York Yankees. Prior to being signed as a Met, Verlander had faced the Yankees 23 times. He was a combined 8-7 against his former AL-East opponents as a Tiger and Astro. With the Mets’ 9-3 win over the Yankees Tuesday, he improves to 2-0 against the Mets’ subway-series rival as a...
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