The New York Mets (28-19) defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers (25-24) by a score of 6-5 in thrilling fashion with a walk-off win. Pitching: Jacob deGrom put together the best performance of his season thus far as he pitched seven strong innings, while allowing just one run. He gave up just three hits on the day while walking three and striking out seven batters, matching his season high. Jake...
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The New York Mets are scouting first baseman James Loney in Triple-A EL Paso, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Loney has an opt out in his deal with the Padres. Rosenthal adds that the Mets are also looking at other first base options as well. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked about that today. “We’re not ruling out anything externally,” Sandy told ESPN.com on Friday....
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After suggesting that left fielder Michael Conforto would be an option to play first base in the wake of the loss of Lucas Duda, manager Terry Collins walked back his earlier comments and shot down the idea, “He is not a first baseman,” Collins said. “We are not here to take a kid who has never played first base at the major league level, in a situation where we’re...
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After dominating Triple A hitters in the Pacific Coast League with a 1.10 ERA, .780 WHIP and 9.7 K/9 rate, the Dodgers have announced that top prospect Julio Urias will be making his MLB debut against Jacob deGrom and the Mets tonight at Citi Field. But Urias isn’t your typical blue chip prospect. In 2012, the Dodgers brass headed to Mexico to scout a 21 year old Cuban phenom named Yasiel...
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We are almost two months into the season and, as always, people have begun taking a look at the statistics and leader-boards. As such, several writers have taken a crack at announcing who they think is the “Best 1-2 Combo” or “Best 1-2 Punch” at the top of rotation around the major leagues. I have seen many worthy candidates suggested for that title: Nationals: Max...
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