The reserves and pitchers have been announced for both the AL and NL All Star teams, and there is one player that stands out as one that was snubbed, and that is Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The National League relievers that were selected are Cardinals’ Trevor Rosenthal, Reds’ Aroldis Chapman, Pirates’ Mark Melancon, Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon, and Brewers’...
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The Mets (40-38) were defeated by the Cubs (40-35) by a score of 1-0 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Jonathan Niese turned in a solid outing for the Mets going 7 strong innings, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out five. The only run against him came in the 6th inning when Matt Szczur doubled to left-center field, scoring Cubs’ third baseman Kris Bryant....
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The Mets (36-30) defeated the Blue Jays (34-32) by a score of 3-2 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Matt Harvey looked like his 2013 self, finally putting it all together and delivering a dominant performance. He had command, velocity, and movement on all his pitches. He shut out the explosive Blue Jays over 7 innings, striking out 6 and walking none while allowing 4 hits. He is looking...
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The Mets (31-28) were no-hit by Chris Heston and the Giants (33-26) and lost by a score of 5-0 Tuesday night. Offense: Um… Well some guys didn’t strike out, so that’s good. The Mets were shut out for the fifth time this season (all at home). New York has been held scoreless in five of its nine losses at Citi Field this season. In New York’s nine home losses this year, the team...
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The Mets (29-23) were defeated by the Padres (25-28) by a score of 7-2 at Petco Park Wednesday morning. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets, turning in an interesting outing. Enduring some questionable calls by home plate umpire CB Bucknor, he went 4 innings, allowing 7 earned runs on 10 hits despite striking out 10 and walking none. He was hitting a good amount of his spots, but the...
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