Author: James Villani

Canning Survives Tough Yankees Lineup Continuing His Strong Season

New York Mets’ starter Griffin Canning wasn’t able to go past the 5 1/3-inning mark on Saturday, however, he did enough to scatter seven hits and allow only two runs against a New York Yankees lineup with the second-highest OPS in the major leagues. With the performance, his season ERA increased slightly from 2.36 to 2.47. It certainly wasn’t the 29-year-old’s best outing...

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Big Eighth Inning Propels Mets To Series Victory Over Cubs

The New York Mets entered Sunday’s game at Citi Field against the first-place Chicago Cubs hoping to clinch another series victory after the team split the first two games of the series. Griffin Canning was once again terrific, and thanks to a big eighth inning, the Mets moved to 11 games above .500 via a 6-2 victory. As mentioned, Canning was terrific once again. The former Los Angeles...

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Report: Mets Checked In On Luis Robert, White Sox Eyeing Tidwell

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the New York Mets are one of the teams to check in on outfielder Luis Robert Jr. The Chicago White Sox are reportedly eyeing pitcher Blade Tidwell in return. This news comes after injuries to outfielders Jose Siri and Jesse Winker. After Nightengale’s Sunday morning report, Jon Heyman of the NY Post confirmed that there is no deal imminent and...

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Winker Headed To Injured List Following Early Exit

Updated – May 4 at 9:18 pm ET According to Carlos Mendoza after Sunday’s doubleheader finale, he confirmed Jesse Winker will be headed to the injured list. He also mentioned that Winker is staying in New York while the Mets go to Arizona. Some potential roster replacements for Winker are utility player Jared Young and top prospect Drew Gilbert. Update – May 4 at 4:58 pm ET After...

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Marte’s Exit In Doubleheader Finale Planned

Updated Post, May 4, 9:15 pm ET – After the game, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed that Starling Marte’s early exit from Sunday’s doubleheader finale was pre-planned. Evidently, given it was his first time playing in the field, they wanted to manage him carefully. Original Post – The New York Mets have seen an outfielder leave the game early in both ends of their doubleheader Sunday....

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