The New York Mets (73-66) defeated the Cincinnati Reds (57-80) by a score of 5-3 in a great comeback win for the team. The Mets now currently trail the St. Louis Cardinals by a half game at the time of this posting for the second Wild Card spot. Pitching: Rafael Montero again struggled with his command as he worked his way through 4.1 innings. Montero walked four batters in his short performance...
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Major League Baseball announced this afternoon, this year’s 30 club nominees for the annual Roberto Clemente Award, given in recognition of a player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. Each club nominates one player to be considered for the honor, a player who...
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One start removed from pitching seven no-hit innings for Class A Advanced St. Lucie, southpaw Andrew Barbosa followed it up with another great start upon his return to the Eastern League. Barbosa fired eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball while striking out five on the day and walking two batters as Binghamton defeated Erie by a score of 8-1. It was Barbosa’s first start for the...
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New York Mets rookie, Seth Lugo, continued to get the job done in his biggest game yet in the majors as the team defeated the Nationals by a score of 5-1. For the first time he felt what it was like to be in the midst of a playoff race in New York, with the crowd wildly cheering him on throughout the night. “It was pretty awesome,” Lugo said. “It was crazy, a lot of fun.” (NY Daily News) It was...
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The New York Mets (71-66) defeated the Washington Nationals (79-57) by a score of 5-1 at Citi Field Sunday evening. With a Cardinals win, the Mets will remain within one game of the second wild card spot with both the Cardinals and Pirates going head to head starting tomorrow. Pitching: Seth Lugo was on the mound for the Mets tonight and this was easily his most impressive start yet. Seth...
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