The New York Mets looked to start a winning streak against the Pirates on Tuesday after winning the opening game of their series against the Bucs on Monday. However, the Mets bullpen had a disastrous seventh inning, allowing the Pirates to score six runs and eventually pull away with a 7-4 victory. New York entered the seventh inning with the score tied a 1-1 and sent José Butto back to the...
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Justin Verlander responded to comments made against him on Monday night, giving his side of the story in response to an article written by Mike Puma of the New York Post back on August 12. In the article, Puma wrote a paragraph reporting that a Met had called Verlander a diva and that he would often complain about the teams’ substandard analytics department. “Verlander and Scherzer...
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The New York Mets were routed by the Braves 21-3 in game one of their doubleheader on Saturday. Atlanta set the tone early, taking a lead in the first inning, and then scoring in every inning after except for the third and fifth. Matt Olson was at the forefront of the Braves onslaught. The first baseman went 3-for-5 in game one, clubbing his 41st and 42nd home runs of the season while driving in...
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The Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night 4-3, taking the rubber game and series from the hottest team in the National League after going 0-5 on their previous road trip. However, the Mets’ win on Wednesday didn’t come easily, as they were one mistake away from losing another game in the late innings. Thankfully for New York, their rookie catcher Francisco Álvarez made a...
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The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night 3-2, losing the game in the later innings after Chicago took the lead for good with one swing. With the game tied at 2-2 in the eighth inning, Drew Smith took the ball hoping to hold the score even. He retired Nick Madrigal for the first out but served up a fastball right down the middle to the next batter Mike Tauchman, who homered to...
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