Still in the hunt for a Wild Card berth, the Mets (80-73) get their third-straight win to kick off a three-game series with the Reds (72-82) at the Great American Ball Park (Box Score). Pitching Jacob deGrom took the mound for New York and got the win after cruising through seven scoreless innings while surrendering just four hits with no walks, and striking out nine. The reigning National...
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A quiet night from the Mets’ (77-72) bats wasted a quality start from Zack Wheeler, as they lost 3-2 to drop their three game series with the Dodgers (97-54) at Citi Field. They now sit five games above .500, and have fallen to four games back of a Wild Card berth with 13 games left to play. (Box Score) Offense The Mets struck first in the bottom of the second. With one out, Robinson Cano was...
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A gutsy 3-0 win over the Dodgers on Saturday evening keeps the Mets in playoff territory – just three games outside of a Wild Card berth. DeGrom took the mound for New York and the superstar took care of business as usual, tossing seven shutout innings. He didn’t get the decision, but allowed just three hits and struck out eight. “Those are good hitters over there. They battle...
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Marcus Stroman had his best and deepest outing in a Mets uniform in New York’s 11-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon. The 28-year-old surrendered just one earned run on four hits through 6 1/3 innings of work. He walked four and struck out six. In his last start against the Phillies, the righty couldn’t quite seem to find his groove on the mound and exited the game after just...
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Through the highs and lows of a rollercoaster 2019 Mets’ season, one driving force has remained consistent throughout – rookie first baseman, Pete Alonso. In Wednesday evening’s 8-4 win over the Nationals, Alonso hit his 45th home run of the year to claim sole possession of the Major League lead. “I feel really, really fortunate,” Alonso said about the feat, per Anthony...
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