After a thrilling victory on Saturday night, the Mets and Giants go into game three of their 4-game series with one win apiece. Bartolo Colon (10-8, 3.88), who many thought would be traded at the deadline, takes the mound for the Mets and will oppose left-hander Madison Bumgarner (12-8, 3.41) for San Francisco in a 1:10 PM start at Citi Field. This is a big game for Colon who is bidding for his...
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The Mets will try to take the second game of their four-pack series with the San Francisco Giants tonight at Citi Field. Rookie of the Year candidate Jacob deGrom (5-5, 2.79) starts for the Mets and will oppose Jake Peavy (0-1, 4.50) for the Giants. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM. DeGrom has recorded a win while pitching at least 6.0 innings and allowing no more than one run in each of...
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The Mets open up a wrap around series against the San Francisco Giants tonight at Citi Field. Jonathon Niese (5-6, 3.23) opposes Ryan Vogelsong (5-8, 3.94) in the 7:10 PM matchup. Niese lost his second straight start, 5-2 on July 26th against the Brewers at Miller Park. He allowed three earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched, fanning four with two walks along the way. The Mets have won...
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Last night was the opposite of the first game of the series with the Phillies beating the Mets 6-0 behind Cole Hamels to setup a rubber match. This afternoon they look to take the series behind Zack Wheeler as he squares off against Kyle Kendrick in an early 12:10 PM matinee at Citi Field. Starting Lineup Curtis Granderson – RF Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Lucas Duda...
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The Mets continue their series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Citi Field. Dillon Gee (4-3, 3.49) opposes left-hander Cole Hamels (5-5, 2.72) in the 7:10 PM matchup. In his last start, Gee lost, 9-1, against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 24 at Miller Park. He pitched 5.0 innings for the second consecutive start, his shortest outings of the season, and allowed a season-high six runs,...
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