The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 13-5 on Wednesday night. The D-Backs win the series and have taken 5 out of 6 games against the Mets this year. With the loss, the Mets now drop to four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot. Pitching: It was deja vu all over again with Jon Niese on the mound for the Mets tonight. The first...
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Mets RHP Zack Wheeler will have his elbow examined by Dr. Andrews on Wednesday, Mets assistant GM John Ricco told reporters last night in Arizona. As was previously reported, Wheeler felt some elbow discomfort after making his rehab appearance on August 6. “He felt it after that one initial outing,” Ricco said of Wheeler’s elbow soreness. “He still felt some soreness a...
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The New York Mets (57-56) were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-66) by a score of 3-2 Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets remain 2.5 games behind the second NL Wild Card Spot. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets this evening and pitched very well, allowing one earned run on seven hits and one walk in seven innings, striking out eight. He left with the Mets losing 1-0 halfway...
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The New York Mets (56-52) defeated the New York Yankees (54-54) by a score of 4-1 Thursday night in the Bronx. With the Cardinals’ loss, the Mets pull within one game of the second NL Wild Card spot. Offense: The Mets spoke softly until Kelly Johnson’s big stick lined a “Yankee Stadium home run” to right field in the 5th inning, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. With one out in...
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The New York Mets (55-52) were defeated by the New York Yankees (54-53) by a score of 9-5 Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Offense: The game got off to a roaring start, thanks to Curtis Granderson who launched the second pitch of the game for a “Yankee Stadium home run,” 316 feet to the 315 sign in right field. Neil Walker singled, Yoenis Cespedes singled, and Jay Bruce walked to...
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