The New York Mets and the Tampa Bay Rays will hook up to play a rubber match this afternoon at Tropicana Field after splitting the first two games of the series. Bartolo Colon (10-10, 4.72) will try to clinch a series win for the Mets and he opposes right-hander Chris Archer (10-8, 2.54) for the Rays in the 1:10 PM showdown. The Mets have hit a home run in 10 of their last 11 games and their 19...
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The NL East leading New York Mets will look to extend their seven-game winning streak tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at Tropicana Field. Rookie of the Year hopeful Noah Syndergaard (6-5, 2.66) will take the mound for the Mets and will oppose right-hander Nathan Karns (6-5, 3.37) for the Rays in the 6:10 PM matchup. On Friday, the Mets sent Single-A right-hander Dawrin Frias to the...
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The New York Mets take a six-game winning streak into Tropicana Field this weekend for an interleague matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.09) opposes right-hander Jake Odorizzi (6-6, 2.66) in Friday night’s 7:10 PM series opener. Jacob deGrom’s 2.09 ERA ranks third in the majors, behind Zack Greinke (1.71 ERA) and Scott Kazmir (2.08). He ranks third in WHIP (0.89),...
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After five straight wins, the New York Mets will now try to extend that and sweep the three-game series against the Miami Marlins tonight at 7:10 PM. Matt Harvey (9-7, 2.91) will get the start for the Mets and he opposes right-hander David Phelps (4-7, 3.93) for the Marlins. The Mets continue to hold a one-game lead over the Washington Nationals atop the NL East and will enjoy a day off on...
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The New York Mets and Miami Marlins will play the second game of their series tonight at 7:10 PM at Marlins Park. For the Amazins, Jonathon Niese (5-9, 3.63) gets the starting assignment and he will oppose left-hander Brad Hand (1-2, 5.12) for the Marlins. New York has won four straight games and is 7-2 in its last nine games. They are 16-10 in their last 26 games and 28-17 vs. the NL East....
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