The New York Mets entered Wednesday fancying a sweep before their trip across the pond. They bloody well did it. Luis Torrens hit his first two home runs as a Met, Luis Severino was brilliant, and New York is off to London with their first three-game winning streak since April after a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals (27-34) at Nationals Park. The Nats looked knackered. The 28-year-old...
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Starter David Peterson exited in the seventh inning on Tuesday with two men on and two out and the Mets holding a 5-2 lead against the Washington Nationals. The bullpen, as a whole, has been a mess for about a month. Carlos Mendoza summoned rookie Dedniel Núñez to face Lane Thomas. “In that moment, I just thought to myself, I’m gonna beat you,” Núñez said through a Spanish...
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At No. 27, pitcher Christian Scott leads a group of a half-dozen Mets who cracked the latest edition of Baseball America’s list of top 100 prospects released on Wednesday. Scott, 24, is 0-2 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in five starts with New York after starting the season at Triple-A Syracuse. He has 25 strikeouts and six walks in 27 2/3 innings. He was sent down last Friday, but is...
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Two months after Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter was charged with stealing $16 million from the superstar’s bank account in a gambling scandal that stunned the baseball world, MLB on Tuesday banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball and handed down four one-year suspensions to other players caught gambling. “The strict enforcement of...
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Sean Manaea wishes he had one pitch back. The lefty had a season-high 10 strikeouts, but failed to wiggle out of a third-inning jam, giving up a grand slam to Christian Walker with two outs that broke a scoreless tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets (24-34) at Citi Field. Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the fifth, raising the apple in center field,...
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