With Zack Wheeler departing from his start against the St. Louis Cardinals after the fourth inning, the Mets decided to turn the ball over to Matt Harvey for his first relief appearance in 2018. His first appearance had mixed results as he showed both flashes of an effective reliever, as well as the shades of grey that have marked the last few years of his career since he got surgery for...
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Jay Bruce, coming into last night’s game, was struggling mightily for the majority of the season. He had a .203/.277/.356 slash line on the year with only one home run and eight RBI, four of which came on a grand slam against the Washington Nationals on April 7. After the game, Bruce explained where the root of his struggles has lied thus far. “Overall, my timing has been a little...
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The New York Mets made an adjustment to the rotation schedule this week after getting rained out today against the Atlanta Braves. The team will send Zack Wheeler to the mound on Tuesday to face the St. Louis Cardinals. He was initially set to pitch today, but will now start on Tuesday with six days of rest in between his two starts. Meanwhile, Steven Matz will be pushed back to Wednesday and...
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The Mets vs. Braves game today at SunTrust Park has been postponed due to inclement weather after a one-hour rain delay. As a result, the Mets will play a day-night doubleheader against the Braves on May 28th, which happens to be on Memorial Day. It will be split-admission to the ballpark. The Mets lost two of the first three games to the Braves in this series and were looking to secure a split...
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For the second time this week, the Mets bullpen failed them in a game they were winning in the eighth inning as they imploded in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves The Mets were winning 3-0 going into the bottom of the eighth after an absolutely phenomenal start from Jacob deGrom. Mickey Callaway decided to replace him in the eighth inning, though, as he sent AJ Ramos out to the mound to...
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