New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is out of Sunday’s lineup due to a stiff back, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Conforto has been slumping lately, but hit an RBI double in the first inning on Saturday. DiComo also noted that Conforto should still be available off the bench, per Mickey Callaway, but the Mets wanted to give him a rest in the final game before the All-Star...
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Buffalo (45-42) 7, Syracuse (42-46) 1 Box Score Rajai Davis CF: 3-4, K, .286/.341/.407 The Mets recorded only five hits, three of which came off the bat of Davis. The team did not record an extra-base hit. Davis has been hot as of late, getting multiple hits in four of his last five games. RHP Corey Oswalt (L, 4-2, 4.54 ERA): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, BB, 3 K RHP Jacob Rhame (2-1, 6.00 ERA): 2.0 IP,...
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Noah Syndergaard came off the injured list on Sunday, and he helped the Mets break their seven-game losing streak with 5.2 innings of three-run ball against the first-place Braves. While he wasn’t at his sharpest, it was encouraging to see that in his first inning of game action since June 15, his fastball was sitting at about 98 mph. “I felt really good,” Syndergaard said to...
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Buffalo (42-38) 9, Syracuse (39-42) 3 Box Score Gregor Blanco PR-LF: 1-1, HR, RBI, .250/.335/.429 Dilson Herrera DH: 1-4, 2B, K, .261/.355/.573 Rene Rivera C: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, .256/.315/.422 The Mets recorded only five hits in their loss, with Rivera driving in two of their three runs. Blanco also homered in the eighth after coming on as a pinch-runner in the sixth, raising his OPS in June to...
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The New York Mets floundered again on Friday, losing their sixth straight game as the bullpen’s immense struggles continued. One bright spot, however, was that Pete Alonso continued his historic rookie reason with his 28th home run of the year, tying the record set by Mark McGwire in 1987 for home runs by a rookie before July 1. McGwire, a first-round pick out of USC, struggled in a brief...
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