Marcus Stroman took the mound for the Mets on Friday night as they opened the second half of their season at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. After a terrific start to the season, Stroman has had three straight underwhelming starts. Stroman’s last outing was also against the Pirates, as he allowed three runs over five innings in a loss. He looked to get back on track in his second straight meeting...
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With the Mets looking for help in their starting rotation, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner has recommended Minnesota Twins’ pitcher Jose Berrios to the Mets’ front office according to John Harper of SNY. Hefner worked with Berrios while he was the Twins’ pitching coach in 2019. With the Twins sitting 11.5 games out of a playoff spot, the 27-year-old Puerto Rican right-hander has...
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Taijuan Walker took the mound on Friday night for his final start before the All-Star break. Walker’s first half season in New York has been nothing short of terrific. The right-hander, who went unsigned until late February, entered Friday night with a 2.44 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 85 innings and a 7-3 record. Although he was left off the All-Star Game roster that was announced last...
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Taijuan Walker and David Peterson took the mound for the Mets on Friday as they kicked off their four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a doubleheader at Citi Field Walker is having the best season of his career, but has not had much success against the Phillies in 2021. In his first start against Philadelphia this season, Walker allowed just one run and struck out eight batters,...
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After struggling in the beginning of his Mets career, Joey Lucchesi has turned his season around. After allowing four runs in just 1 2/3 innings on May 15 in Tampa Bay, Lucchesi did not allow more than one run in any of his next four outings. Joey Fuego looked to stay hot on Friday night in Washington D.C. Lucchesi established his churve early on in Washington. Kyle Schwarber led off the game...
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