Good morning, Mets fans! Sproat and McLean and pray for rain? Pete Alonso drilled an opposite-field, three-run home run in the 10th inning to walk off the Texas Rangers Sunday and break the Mets’ eight-game losing skid. Nolan McLean threw six scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 1.19 one day after Brandon Sproat turned in six scoreless to drop his ERA to 2.25. There was good news for the...
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Silver linings are all the New York Mets have had for eight consecutive games and on Saturday it was Brandon Sproat who fired six scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers in his first career start at Citi Field. He was at 70 pitches (53 thrown for strikes) through six, but manager Carlos Mendoza went to the bullpen with the Mets leading 1-0. “Even though there was only 70 pitches, when...
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Kodai Senga threw six innings of one-run ball and struck out eight in Triple-A Syracuse’s 3-1 victory over Worcester on Friday. It was the 32-year-old right-hander’s first action since Aug. 31 when he gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins. Senga pitched to a 6.18 ERA in six August starts and then accepted a demotion to Syracuse. Triple-A Worcester Red Sox...
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Jonah Tong looked shaky from the start, walking two of his first three batters, prompting an early visit from pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. After the powwow, Tong got Jake Burger to fly to center and was one pitch away from escaping the first inning unscathed. But Josh Jung fought off an 0-2, 96 mph inside fastball for an RBI single to right. Then the dam broke. Alejandro Osuna singled in a run....
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Edgardo Alfonzo has been selected to the Mets Latin American Hall of Fame, the team announced Friday. “It’s such an honor to be inducted into the Mets Latin American Hall of Fame,” Alfonzo said. “Throughout my career, it was always an honor to play for my family, the fans, and my country of Venezuela. This achievement is for everyone who supported me and helped my dreams...
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