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Mets Magic Number Falls to 5 with Cardinals Loss

The New York Mets fell to the Miami Marlins on Monday night by a score of 7-3 in one of the most emotional games you may have witnessed. Following the passing of star pitcher, Jose Fernandez, Miami began their healing process with last night’s game. A night that included beautiful tributes to their ace, including an unbelievable lead-off home run from Dee Gordon. Players embraced prior to...

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Decisions, Decisions: Home Field and the Manic Magic Number

Terry Collins and his staff may have some interesting decisions to make this weekend regarding his pitching staff and how it sets up for a potential Wild Card Game next Wednesday night.   A lot has to do with the two team wildcard format, tie breaking procedures and how a magic number is calculated. An important facet in this situation to understand is that a magic number, by definition,...

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Robert Gsellman Shines in Best Outing Yet

After a couple of rough performances by the starting rotation, Robert Gsellman stepped up and put on a great performance against the Philadelphia Phillies, helping his team to a 17-0 victory. In the longest start of his short career, Gsellman pitched to seven shutout innings while allowing just three hits. He walked two batters on the day while striking out a career-high eight. “It felt great to...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Take Three of Four In Final Home Series

3 Up  1.  Cabby Comes Through  It looked as though the Mets were going to get off on the wrong foot in the start of the series on Thursday night. After Jose Reyes tied it at six with his two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th, the Mets again trailed 8-6 heading into the bottom of the 11th. Cabrera changed that with his game winning three-run home run to right center. He finished with six hits...

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Cabrera and Granderson Continue to Launch Homers with Ease

Asdrubal Cabrera and Curtis Granderson helped the Mets offense explode for a record setting 17-0 drubbing of the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday afternoon. The 17 runs were the most scored by the Mets in Citi Field history and was tied for the most in any home game they ever played. Cabrera launched a grand slam in the seventh inning for his 23rd home run of the season. It was the third grand slam...

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