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Monday Musings: Mets Are Off To A Solid Start In 2013

Guess who’s jazzed about the Mets so far? This guy is. The Mets won the first two series of the season 2-1 against the Padres and the Marlins—including a furious 9th-inning rally yesterday. Maybe not the most stellar competition, but the team has shown the range of its capabilities. In the first couple games, the Mets’ offense exerted its dominance as well as its starting pitching. In the...

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Mets Minors: Rainy Lara Rocks In Gnats Victory

Savannah Sand Gnats, 4 Rome Braves 0  It was raining goose eggs in Rome all day Sunday as Sand Gnats righty Rainy Lara baffled Braves hitters with six innings of two-hit scoreless baseball, and the Gnats defeated the Rome Braves 4-0 to split the four game set to open the season. Rainy Lara (1-0) handled the first six innings with absolute expertise as he allowed just two hits and a walk, while...

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Mets Minors: Tyler Pill Falters, B-Mets Bullpen Pummelled In 13-3 Loss

Akron Aeros 13, Binghamton Mets 3 The Mets may be awesome – but even they can’t win them all, as the B-Mets dropped this game to the Aeros 13-3. If this game only lasted five innings, the Mets would have walked away with a commanding victory – and although the numbers may look a little rough, there were a lot of positives to take away from Tyler Pill’s AA debut. After...

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McHugh Solid, Satin Drills 2-Run Shot, 51’s Stay Undefeated In 6-1 Win

Las Vegas 51s 6, Sacramento River Cats 1 The 51s improved to 3-0 this season with a win last night against the River Cats behind good pitching from Collin McHugh and a three-run sixth inning. Before Collin McHugh allowed his first and only run on the evening, the 51s had already given him four runs. A sacrifice fly by D’Arnaud in the third drove in Brian Bixler and Eric Campbell picked up...

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Mets Minors: Kevin Plawecki Packs The Power In Gnats 12-3 Win

Savannah Sand Gnats 12, Rome Braves 3 The Savannah Sand Gnats were up by eight runs by the time they allowed starter Gabriel Ynoa to exit, as they defeated the Rome Braves on Friday with a dominating perfomance, 12-3. Kevin Plawecki had a great game, going 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI. Plawecki was the only man to homer in the 12-run affair. The Gnats (1-1) came on strong...

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