The Mets lost in extra innings last night, making three straight losses and putting themselves in a position of needing to win tonight and tomorrow in order to split the series. Jon Niese (4-4, 2.78) opposes right-hander Gerrit Cole (6-3, 3.64) in the 4:05 PM game at PNC Park. Niese has gone 19 consecutive starts allowing three earned runs or less, the longest current streak in the majors. It is...
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The Mets will try to snap their two-game losing streak when they continue their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at PNC Park. Jacob deGrom (1-4, 3.75) opposes right-hander Brandon Cumpton (3-2, 4.93) in a 7:05 PM matchup. DeGrom won his first major league game in his last start on June 21 at Miami, tossing 7.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits, walking three and striking out...
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The Mets open a four-game series at Pittsburgh, with Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-1, 2.68) opposing right-hander Vance Worley (1-0, 1.98) at 7:05 PM tonight at PNC Park. New York had its season high-tying three-game winning streak snapped last night. Despite the loss, the Mets have won five of their last seven and are 6-4 in their last 10 games. In his last start, Dice-K received his first loss since...
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The Mets conclude their two-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Zack Wheeler (3-7, 3.93) takes the hill for the Mets and will oppose Oakland left-hander Brad Mills (0-0, 4.50). In his last start, Zack Wheeler hurled a three-hit complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win at Miami on June 19. It was the 10th time in team history a pitcher faced 28 batters in a...
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After a day off on Monday, the New York Mets are back in action for brief sprint series against the Oakland A’s. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (7-5, 3.88) who has been excellent over his last several starts, goes up against Scott Kazmir (9-2, 2.08) in what could be an excellent pitching matchup. In his last six starts, Colon is 5-0 with an ERA of 1.66....
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