Mets reliever Vic Black, who has been trying to come back from shoulder and neck issues, passed a significant hurdle last night. The right-hander has now pitched in back to back scoreless relief appearances with Double-A Binghamton and according to Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen, Black is now ready to come off the DL. However, whether or not Black is activated is up to the Mets front office....
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Stat Line: 7.1 IP, 2 R, 9 K’s, 0 BB, No Decision Jacob deGrom’s stat line doesn’t do him any justice in breaking down his outing from last night. DeGrom picked up where he left off, extending his scoreless innings streak to 15 before leaving last night’s game in the eighth inning with base runners on first and second base. Those base runners eventually came around to score after Hansel Robles...
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After a rough three game stretch that saw him go 1-2 with a 9.98 ERA, Bartolo Colon limited the Phillies to three runs in six innings on Monday and got the win to improve to 7-3 for the season. Manager Terry Collins called a team meeting after getting swept in Pittsburgh and turned to Colon to be the stopper and the veteran right-hander did just that. “It always helps (in calling a...
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Update: The team announced that both Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares are in today’s lineup. Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares who both missed Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh are hoping to return to the lineup on Monday. (New York Post) Duda had tightness in his right hamstring from running the bases on Saturday’s game and Lagares had a relapse on the arm soreness that he suffered from that...
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Perhaps one of the “fairest” ballparks in Major League Baseball (not to mention the most beautiful), PNC Park in Pittsburgh has seemed a little biased against the visiting Mets these past two games. Even Matt Harvey seemed a little “penetrable” with his back to the Allegheny on Saturday. The test, I believe, the Mets will be facing the next four and a half months is how...
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