Looking to improve off a decent, though not entirely dominating five-inning start last Sunday in Washington, Zack Wheeler was instead chased from today’s contest with two outs in the fifth inning. The most alarming stat of the day had to have been the seven walks issued – a career-high for the righty. However, 51 strikes on 103 pitches and seven earned runs aren’t too far...
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The Mets (5-2) lost to the Washington Nationals (3-3) by a final of 4-0 in their first home game of the season. Noah Syndergaard got the loss – his first of the season, while Stephen Strasburg picked up the win in a three-hit, nine-strikeout performance over six and two-thirds innings. The Mets managed just four hits on the day – a new low this season – while striking out 14...
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Minutes following the release of the lineup for their 6:10 game against the Miami Marlins, skipper Mickey Callaway has revealed that Jeff McNeil’s omission (his second in six games thus far) comes on account of a “banged up” knee. The severity of his injury remains unknown. He is, in fact, available to pinch-hit tonight, so there isn’t any reason to anticipate the...
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In a preview piece for The Athletic, Tim Britton claims that right-handed pitcher Walker Lockett and middle infielder Gavin Cecchini are both expected to be placed on the minor-league injured lists. Lockett, who was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse during the second round of spring training cuts, has been shelved with elbow soreness. The former Padre farmhand made three appearances (including a...
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In his first appearance of the 2019 season against the Miami Marlins, Mets left-hander Jason Vargas hung around through five innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two en route to a 6-5 win. Though the Fish had struggled against Vargas with just two runs and five hits in their two meetings the prior year, there were plenty of doubtful moments from...
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