Steven Matz came into last night’s game with a 4.98 ERA and struggling to give his team a chance to win in his last three starts as he had allowed 13 runs (nine earned) in his 12 2/3. He also got his scheduled start on Tuesday skipped with back tightness. However, Matz pulled together his best start of the season last night against the Colorado Rockies, despite receiving the loss. In the...
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Jon Heyman of FanRag went on WFAN tonight and said something interesting regarding the Mets efforts to land a catcher. While he notes that the team hasn’t been aggressive in their pursuit of a catcher, he does mention that the Mets have discussed a deal with the Cleveland Indians regarding their catchers, Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez. Perez, 29, likely would be the easiest to pry of the two...
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Hansel Robles has been activated for tonight’s game as the corresponding move for Matt Harvey being designated for assignment. The right-hander had a stint with the team earlier this season in which he allowed three runs in eight innings, struck out 13 batters, and only walked one. He was optioned to Triple-A to make room for a Gerson Bautista, who only stayed on the active roster for four...
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Michael Conforto’s slump has lasted longer than hoped and he continues to struggle, as evidenced by his 0-for-5 performance against the Colorado Rockies in which he struck out four times to earn himself the “dreaded” Golden Sombrero for the night. While Conforto has been getting on base thanks to his 18 walks, he has a .187/.347/.267 batting line on the season with only one...
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The Mets announced on the SNY broadcast that Jacob deGrom left the game with a hyperextended right elbow, which is obviously different than the type of injury that had been speculated. Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports that deGrom is heading for an MRI right now. Mickey Callaway also revealed postgame that deGrom hurt himself in his last at-bat with a swing-and-miss against Sean...
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