With only a handful of series left to go, the wild-card races are heating up toward the middle of September. In the National League, the third wild card is up for grabs. The Mets’ free fall has been generational, and they dropped Friday night’s game to the Rangers for their seventh straight loss. The Giants, meanwhile, won again, and only trail the Amazins’ by half a game. The...
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Jonah Tong’s second career start in Cincinnati was much anticipated. The righty impressed in his first start at Citi Field against the Marlins, allowing only one earned run in five promising innings. However, on Saturday night against the Reds amidst a pennant race, Tong didn’t match the success of his first start. Tong’s home run allowed in the second inning was a first for...
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The first week of September did not disappoint. The Blue Jays took two of three against the Reds and a massive Game 1 in the Bronx to impact both leagues’ wild card races, the Giants swept the Rockies and took two of three from the Orioles, storming back in the National League wild card race, and the Rangers beat the Astros Friday night and have gone 10-3 in their last 13. No one is safe...
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September is right around the corner. By the time next week’s power rankings drop, the final month of baseball will be here, and the long race of baseball will become a sprint. With the final month will come division’s finally be set in stone. The American League East, AL West, National League East, and NL West are still up for grabs, with the largest lead in the four mentioned...
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Home runs and quality starting pitching typically lead to wins. And the last couple games, the Mets have gotten exactly that. After Nolan McLean pitched seven innings and led the Mets to a 12-7 win, Clay Holmes did his best impression of the rookie. Holmes went 6 1/3 innings deep against the Braves, striking out four batters and allowing two earned runs. He lowered his season ERA to 3.60 while...
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