Mets first-round pick Carson Benge debuted in the Bridge League Saturday and didn’t disappoint. The lefty bat collected two hits in the Bridge League, including a 99-mile-per-hour single and 102-mile-per-hour double. Both hits came against Cardinals lefty Yadiel Batista. The exit velocities and instant success are encouraging signs for Benge, who the Mets selected 19th overall this July....
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The New York Mets have activated Reed Garrett from the injured list. In a corresponding move, Alex Young was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Garrett has been sidelined since July 10 with right elbow inflammation. He was having a solid first season with the Mets, pitching to a 3.64 ERA and 13.5 SO/9 in 42 innings pitched. Young was also having a great stint with the Mets since being acquired from...
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The boxscore wasn’t pretty by the end of Friday night for Jose Quintana. It showed five earned runs on four hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings pitched. Not ideal when facing a Mariners lineup that has scored the fourth fewest runs in the majors. But the boxscore was more or less an illusion. It didn’t portray Quintana’s true start, which was golden for most of the night....
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The Mets Friday night matchup with the Mariners was starting to get out of hand. After Jose Quintana pitched six brilliant innings, he faltered in the seventh, allowing two runs to score via a single from the ninth-place hitter Leo Rivas. The small two-run deficit the Mets faced quickly became a high and mighty four-run spot. And in an effort to stop the bleeding, manager Carlos Mendoza pulled...
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The Mets landed in St. Louis on Monday in a recent slide. They had dropped a series and two straight games to the fourth-place American League West Angels and had been in an offensive funk. The club needed something from either side of the ball. And while they wound up with stellar performances at the plate, the spotlight was on starter Sean Manaea. The lefty went seven scoreless innings for a...
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