Yoenis Cespedes’ strikeout in last night’s 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies was his 20th in just 14 games into the season. Manager, Terry Collins is not worried about the high number of punch-outs Cespedes has seen thus far. “Right now, he’s just getting a little too aggressive at certain times,”Collins said. “But we’re seeing the damage when he’s making contact.” (Newsday)...
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When the Mets open up their three game set against the Atlanta Braves on Friday evening, Matt Harvey will be taking the mound. Harvey brings in a very not so Harvey like record of 0-3 with a 5.71 ERA. Manager, Terry Collins is confident the issue with Harvey’s mechanics that pitching coach Dan Warthen addressed, has helped. “He was very confident,’’ Collins said. “He thought it was the...
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The New York Mets (7-7) fell to the Philadelphia Phillies (7-9) in eleven innings by a score of 5-4. The Mets took two of three from Philadelphia in the series, but were unable to complete the sweep. Pitching: Bartolo Colon (1-1, 2.89 ERA) put forth another solid start, but failed to pick up the win to obtain the crown of most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher. Big Sexy allowed three runs, while...
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The New York Mets took the lead in the top of the first inning for the fifth straight game setting the tone early in their 11-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets hitters looked extremely comfortable in the batter’s box, taking aggressive swings at good pitches all game. The result was eleven runs all scoring through six home runs. After hitting only two home runs in the first...
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Neil Walker has taken the Mets by surprise in the first month of the season. A player who normally struggled from the right side of the plate, has proven so far to no longer have those issues. Not only is he hitting left-handed pitching, but doing so with power. Walker, 30, crushed two homers last night in the Mets’ 11-1 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies. Both came off left-handed...
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