The New York Mets (33-26) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers (28-32) by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night at Miller Park. Offense: Curtis Granderson got the ball rolling (or rather flying) early with a leadoff home run to right field, his 5th leadoff homer of the season and his 11th overall this season. With one out in the 3rd inning, Curtis Granderson struck again and doubled off the left field...
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The MLB’s competition committee has reportedly agreed to raise the bottom of the strike zone, which could be instated as early as 2017 (ESPN). The current rule states the bottom of the zone is at the “hollow beneath the kneecap,” while the rule change would make it the top of the knee. The committee has also passed the motion to make intentional walks automatic. Instead of the...
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The White Sox (29-25) defeated the Mets (29-23) by a score of 2-1 in 13 innings Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching: Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and was solid early, striking out 5 the first time through the order, including striking out the side in the 3rd inning. He was throwing 93-95, however many of those fastballs were two-seamers. DeGrom was phenomenal for six innings, until...
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Noah Syndergaard was ejected in the 3rd inning against the Dodgers for throwing a 1-0 pitch behind the back of Chase Utley. An infuriated Terry Collins was also ejected. The pitch did not hit him. Before leaving the game, Syndergaard had thrown just 34 pitches in 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and striking out three, consistently hitting triple digits with his fastball. The umpire presumably...
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The New York Mets (26-19) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (28-18) by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday night in DC. Pitching: Matt Harvey started for the Mets in arguably his most important regular season start in his career. He walked the leadoff hitter Ben Revere on 5 fastballs, after which the nail biting ensued before Jayson Werth grounded into a 1-6-3 double play and Bryce Harper grounded...
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