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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The Mets got a very solid outing from starter Zack Wheeler, who struck out seven and allowed only one run on two hits. The bats were silent for most of the game, as it took them until the ninth inning for a non-pitcher to record a hit. A two-run home run by Todd Frazier and a string of Mets hits in the ninth gave them a 3-1 lead, but closer Edwin Diaz allowed a two-run homer to Maikel Franco and...
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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom had his dominating stuff on display again during Sunday’s day game against the Cubs. In an effort to take three out of four from the Cubs at Wrigley Field, the Mets’ ace gave the team a very good chance to accomplish to that goal. DeGrom’s electric four-seam fastball was sitting at 97 mph early on, as he cruised through a nine-pitch, perfect first...
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Gwinett (40-33) 2, Syracuse (36-38) 0 Box Score Dilson Herrera 1B: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K, .259/.354/.585 Gregor Blanco RF: 2-for-3, BB, K, .246/.330/.404 Tim Tebow LF: 1-for-2, BB, K, .148/.231/.205 The Mets had at least one baserunner reach base in eight of the nine innings, but they failed to record an extra-base hit and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position as they were shut out. Blanco, who...
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After some speculation on whether Blue Jays rookie phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would participate in this year’s Home Run Derby in Cleveland, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet has confirmed that the 20-year-old slugger has indeed agreed to participate. Guerrero, the top prospect in baseball at the time he came up, has gotten off to just an okay start in his first 45 Major League games....
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