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Morning Briefing: Can Mets Be Hotter Than the Rockies?

Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, the Mets defeated the Rockies 5-3. Steven Matz had a solid outing, going six innings, giving up three runs, and collecting 10 strikeouts. Pete Alonso hit his 21st home run, Seth Lugo threw two scoreless innings, and Edwin Diaz collected his 14th save. Mickey Callaway was ejected in the fifth inning. Latest Mets News Former Mets outfielder Matt Den...

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Jacob DeGrom Tosses Quality Start in Loss to Rockies

Jacob deGrom is off to a good start in the month of June as he tossed his second consecutive quality start in the team’s 5-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies in their series opener on Friday night. DeGrom, 30, tossed six innings on the night, allowing two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out 10 Rockies on the night. It was his first double-digit strikeout performance since April...

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Wheeler Goes Seven Strong to Keep Mets in Game

For the third consecutive game the New York Mets received a quality start from their starting pitcher as Zack Wheeler took his turn on the rubber in the team’s 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Wheeler, 29, put together his fourth consecutive start of going at least seven innings Thursday afternoon as he allowed three runs over seven innings of work on three hits. He would walk...

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Jason Vargas Tosses 13th Career Complete Game in Shutout Fashion

Don’t look now but Jason Vargas has slowly crept up as one of the more steady pitchers in the New York Mets’ starting rotation in 2019. The southpaw went the distance on Wednesday night in the Metropolitans 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Vargas, 36, gave the Mets everything they could have asked for in his thirteenth career complete game. A shutout of the Giants that...

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Coutinho Talks With Pete Alonso After Tough Loss To The Giants

Our own Rich Coutinho had a chance to talk one-on-one with Mets slugger Pete Alonso after the Mets 9-3, 10 inning loss to the San Francisco Giants. Pete talked about his 20th Home Run, the tough loss and the honesty Mickey Callaway showed in his post-game speech saying he made the wrong move in lifting Noah Syndergaard in favor of Seth Lugo in the seventh inning of the game. Here is that...

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