After going 0-3 with three strikeouts against lefty Patrick Corbin to extend an ugly early-season slump on Saturday, the Mets sat Brandon Nimmo against the right-handed ace Max Scherzer on Sunday. To that point, Nimmo had been just 2-for-26 with an alarming 17 strikeouts. However, Nimmo was brought into the game as part of a double switch in the top of the fifth, and flew out in his first...
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Syracuse (1-1) 6, Pawtucket (1-1) 3 (F/7) Box Score Tim Tebow LF: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K, .286/.286/.429 Dilson Herrera 3B: 2-for-2, HR, RBI, BB, 1.000/1.000/2.500 Colton Plaia C: 1-for-1, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 1.000/1.000/2.000 The Mets played a doubleheader on Saturday following Friday’s rainout, playing two seven inning games. In the first game, the Mets were able to rally in the second, with...
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With the absences of Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier, after Monday’s game, the New York Mets have now played J.D. Davis at third base in their last three games, and put him in the cleanup spot in their last two. So obviously, the fact that they are playing Davis so much and slotting him ahead of Michael Conforto and Wilson Ramos in the lineup means they definitely have a high opinion of him. After...
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Dominic Smith will get the start at first base tomorrow night according to manager Mickey Callaway, per Tim Britton of The Athletic. Pete Alonso has started all four of the Mets’ games so far, and has thrived in his small body of work so far. This comes right after he hit his first career home run, a three-run blast in the ninth inning of tonight’s game to give the Mets a 7-3...
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To begin what is sure to be a tough and intense season, the New York Mets have thrown top first base prospect Pete Alonso straight into the fire, slotting him in the two-hole on Opening Day for his Major League debut against Max Scherzer, and putting him in that spot again yesterday against Stephen Strasburg. The Mets have shown an enormous amount of confidence in the 24-year-old slugger,...
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