The New York Mets (2-4) were defeated by a score of 10-3 by the Miami Marlins (2-4) in their first meeting of the season. Pitching: Steven Matz (0-1, 37.80 ERA) took the loss in a game where he was torched in 1.2 innings pitched. Matz allowed seven runs, all earned while giving up six hits. He struck out one, while walking two in what was the toughest start of his very young career. It is worth...
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RHP Jacob deGrom is on his way to be with his wife as she gives birth to the couple’s first child. According to a report by Adam Rubin, the team is reluctant to place deGrom on paternity leave and call up a player from Vegas, because that would eliminate the opportunity to backdate any future DL stint to deGrom’s last outing if it’s required. Putting deGrom on paternity leave...
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Ah, Mets baseball is finally upon us again. Though we had the shortest span of time between the end of the postseason and the beginning of the regular season (excluding the Royals, of course), the offseason still felt like it spanned 100 years. But now the Mets are back, and are… still the same offensively dead team we saw in November? It’s actually much of what we expected from the team, but a...
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New York Mets captain, David Wright wants everyone to know it’s not time to hop on the “panic city” train just yet. Five games into the extremely young season, the team stands at a 2-3 record after dropping their latest series to the Phillies this past weekend. “The track record, I think, speaks for itself of the guys in our lineup,” Wright said. “But, at the...
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The New York Mets hitters were stunned once again by the Philadelphia Phillies in their 5-2 loss yesterday afternoon. More stunning was Matt Harvey’s pitch selection in key at-bats during the game. Matt Harvey (L, 0-2) 6.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB Harvey attacked Phillies hitters throwing 63 of 93 pitches for strikes, an above average 67.7% strike rate. Harvey got ahead of hitters throwing 18...
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