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Colon Battles Through Back Issues With Stellar Performance

New York Mets pitcher, Bartolo Colon got back on track in last night’s 7-1 domination of the Washington Nationals. Colon stated he battled through back issues during a great comeback performance against the same team who beat up on him a week prior. Big Sexy’s final line on the night stood with an impressive seven innings pitched, while allowing just one run. He gave up five hits,...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Bounce Back and Sweep Brewers

3 Up 1. Matz Keeps Winning In Friday night’s opener, Steven Matz continued his trend of winning by tossing seven strong innings of three-hit ball while allowing just a two-run homer in the first inning off the bat of Chris Carter. It was Matz’s first start after being skipped due to soreness in his elbow, and he didn’t miss a beat. Two of the three hits Matz gave up were in the first inning and...

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The Z Files: Syndergaard Shows Importance of Pitch Selection

Noah Syndergaard helped complete the New York Mets three game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers using a pitching strategy Matt Harvey successfully utilized last season. Noah Syndergaard (W, 5-2) 7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 11 SO, 0 BB Syndergaard’s overall transition in pitch selection has been obvious, using his newly found sharp, high velocity slider 18% more while throwing his curveball 12% less compared...

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Temperature Rising: Conforto Has Begun To Heat Up Again!

New York Mets outfielder, Michael Conforto, has begun to heat up once again at the plate. At a time when the offense has struggled, the young left-handed hitter is beginning to rake yet again. After the team trailed early in the first, Conforto struck back quick with a bomb over the right field wall. It was his eighth home run of the season and his first game-tying homer of the season. Five of...

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Syndergaard Dominates Again With 11 Strikeout Effort

The legend that is becoming Noah Syndergaard, struck lightning again in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Syndergaard  threw seven dominant innings, striking out 11. He allowed just one run on the day while giving up six hits. For the second consecutive start, he did not walk a batter while dealing another double-digit strikeout game. Thor walked no batters for the second...

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