MJ Melendez homered twice in the first two innings to help lift Triple-A Syracuse to a 10-4 win over St. Paul Friday, pulling them within one and half games of a playoff spot with eight games left. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Rochester are tied for first, Indianapolis is one game back, and then Syracuse sits in fourth in the second-half standings. In the Triple-A playoffs, the winner of the first...
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The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a husband and wife who both lost parents in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Sean McGuire and Brielle Saracini met in 2003 when they were 10 years old at a camp set up to support families affected by the tragedy. Players laid a wreath at a 9/11 memorial in Monument Park before the game, a giant American flag was unfurled in the outfield for the national...
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With the Mets up 7-4 in the eighth inning Tuesday night, Dedniel Núñez was tasked with facing the Marlins’ 2-3-4 hitters. He set them down 1-2-3. He got Otto Lopez, who is second in the National League in hits behind Luis Arraez, to fly to center. Agustin Ramirez grounded out and Javier Sanoja struck out swinging at an 88 mph slider. Kodai Senga handled the ninth, allowing a run, but...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The 406 in attendance for St. Lucie’s season finale went home happy. Jonah Tong will get the start Monday at 1:10 p.m. ET at Miami and take his turn in the rotation the rest of the way, Andy Green said. “He’s had a good run here recently (with Triple-A Syracuse) and we want to see him build on it,” Green said. “So, I think we’re all...
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Zac Thornton allowed seven home runs in his first 11 big-league starts. The San Francisco Giants took the rookie deep four times in start No. 12. “Obviously the home runs are not what he’s looking for there … it’s a day where the wind is blowing out,” interim manager Andy Green said Saturday after the 9-5 loss in front of 30,046 at Citi Field. Thronton (3-5) saw...
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