The New York Mets (24-31) were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-31) by a score of 11-1 Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching Tyler Pill made his third Major League start and was hurt by both the Pirates bats and his teammates’ defense. He allowed five runs, only three of which were earned, on eight hits and no walks, striking out four. Paul Sewald was the only Mets pitcher that...
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The Mets beat the Pirates on Saturday, but for the baseball fan in all of us, that was just the tip of the iceberg in the most exciting thing to happen. Saturday was an historic day for Major League Baseball, one that induced chills more than a few times. First, Marlins pitcher Edinson Volquez threw a magnificent no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He struck out 10 batters and walked two...
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The New York Mets (23-30) were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates (25-30) by a score of 12-7 at Citi Field Friday Night. Pitching Matt Harvey got the nod for the Mets this evening and was not effective in the slightest. In 5.0 innings he allowed six earned runs on five hits, four walks, and one home run. He struck out five while throwing 102 pitches, 62 for strikes. After the Mets gave Harvey a...
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After being released by the St. Louis Cardinals, veteran RHP Jonathan Broxton is now a free agent. Broxton, 33, was struggling so far in the season, having posted a 6.89 ERA. In 20 appearances he pitched 15.2 innings, allowing 23 hits and 11 walks for a 2.170 WHIP. Despite those awful numbers, they don’t tell the complete story. He had a 6.89 ERA, but he pitched for the Cardinals who have...
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Right-hander Seth Lugo will make his next rehab start on Friday night for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and lefty Steven Matz will start for the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday night. Lugo is making his fourth rehab appearance and third start. On May 28, he struck out seven and allowed three runs in six innings for the Rumble Ponies. Matz returns to the mound after throwing five perfect innings with...
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