Marcus Stroman worked out of a dicey second in his two-inning performance, giving up one earned run in the Mets 3-2 victory versus the Cardinals on Friday afternoon. After retiring the first two men he faced, Stroman gave up his only run of the appearance, as Paul Goldschmidt took one deep to right-center field for his first of the Spring. Stroman proved unshaken, however, as he got Yadier...
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Newly acquired right-handed starter Rick Porcello threw two scoreless innings Thursday night versus the Marlins, only giving up two base hits and striking out two. Porcello retired the opening duo in the bottom of the first, getting leadoff man Jonathan Villar to ground out before winning an eight-pitch battle with Brian Anderson on a strikeout looking. The Marlins did threaten with two outs,...
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As opening day inches ever closer, there is one jersey number Mets fans look towards to stand on that hill and lead the charge. That number is 48. The two-time defending National League Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom led the Mets into the season last year, and will continue that trend in 2020, barring any changes by manager Luis Rojas. The 7.9 WAR starter put up a 2.43 ERA over 255 strikeouts and...
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