The New York Mets (35-51) were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays (45-44) by a score of 9-0 at Citi Field in Sunday afternoon’s series finale. Pitching Chris Flexen started and did not do much flexing. He gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to CJ Cron. He pitched a scoreless second inning but gave up a couple of runs in the third. The Mets subsequently pulled him as he was due up to...
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Good Morning, folks! Today, the Mets look to win the rubber game of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Chris Flexen will get the start today after the Mets opted to push Zack Wheeler back a day. Yesterday, Steven Matz was pretty darn good but aside from him, no one else did much. Latest Mets News Tonight, All-Star teams will be announced. Jacob deGrom will be named an All-Star at that time...
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Jose Bautista gave the New York Mets a 5-1 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field on Friday night with a ninth inning grand slam. Pitching Jacob deGrom’s war against the win stat continued tonight. He went eight innings and only allowed one run. deGrom gave up a leadoff double in the first inning but worked around it. He subsequently gave up a two-out triple in the second...
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Salt Lake (45-40) 14, Las Vegas (40-45) 12 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, .292/.336/.512 Zach Borenstein LF: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, K, .258/.361/.510 Jeff McNeil DH: 2-4, HR, 3B, 2 RBI, .397/.455/.662 Las Vegas came out on the short end of a long slugfest in this one. McNeil continued his ridiculous breakout season with a homer in the first, and he now has a 15-game hitting streak. In...
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Did you give a former Cincinnati Reds player a three-year deal this past offseason? If you did, you are probably the Mets and Angels. The Mets gave Jay Bruce $39 million dollars this past offseason while the Angels gave Zack Cozart $38 million dollars. How has that worked out? Cozart is slashing .219/.296/.362 while Bruce is slashing .212/.292/.321. My suggestion for both teams: swap these guys....
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