The Los Angeles Dodgers (62-76) defeated the New York Mets (76-63) by a score of 11-4 Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Offense: Todd Frazier got things going in the second inning with a base hit, bringing up Jay Bruce. The lefty Bruce, facing Dodger starter and lefty Rich Hill, hit a wall-scraper home run to give the Mets an early 2-0 lead. After Kevin Plawecki struck out on three pitches,...
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the Washington Nationals have sent Matt Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals, while Craig Mish of Sirius XM reports that the Nats are also sending former Met Daniel Murphy to the Chicago Cubs. The Nationals placed Murphy on waivers, and after getting claimed by Chicago, a deal has been worked out which will send prospect Andruw Monasterio and either cash or a...
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In his last start, Jason Vargas threw a pitch in the sixth inning for the first time in 2018. Sunday night in Williamsport, Vargas made it two consecutive starts as he pitched 5.1 innings. Though he gave up two runs, which came in the 6th inning because of a Carlos Santana two-run home run, he cruised for the first five innings thanks to solid command and change of speeds. “We got off to a great...
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On December 11, 2015, the Mets signed Asdrubal Cabrera to be their starting shortstop. Despite making it to the World Series with Wilmer Flores manning the position, the Mets wanted to pair Cabrera with the also newly acquired Neil Walker up the middle. The deal was for two years and $18.5 million. At the time, many people thought the signing was a mistake. Two and a half years later, we all...
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As the July 31 trade deadline approaches, the Mets remain in a position where they have some pieces that other teams value. Some players, like Jose Bautista and Devin Mesoraco, might be moved for small packages. One player in particular, though, could be moved for a more significant package: Zack Wheeler. John Ricco, one of the three-headed Mets GM monster, spoke very highly of Wheeler Friday...
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