The Angels jumped all over lefty Tommy Milone Sunday at Citi Field as he couldn’t get out of the second inning. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits, three home runs, two walks and three strikeouts in 1.1 innings. Since joining the Mets, he is 0-2 with a 10.50 ERA in 12 innings. Batters are hitting .352 off him in a Mets uniform – he’s just not fooling anybody....
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Because this has been a fairly dismal season so far, I find myself constantly clamoring to find the positives. One that I don’t see getting too much attention is the hot hitting of catcher Rene Rivera who, with his home run last night, is riding a 10-game hitting streak. Rivera, 33, has been known for his defense for most of his career. Currently, however, he has adjusted his hitting...
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While the Mets lost their sixth straight game to the Diamondbacks last night, there was in fact a silver lining. The Mets bullpen was actually effective, tossing 2.1 shutout innings to close out the game. This came after they allowed 24 runs in their 12 previous innings. Starter Tommy Milone (1-1, 6.25 ERA) went 5.2 innings, allowing five earned runs on three walks and six hits while striking...
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With upcoming days off, Terry Collins is going to skip two of Robert Gsellman’s starts and temporarily implement a four-man rotation consisting of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and Tommy Milone per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Gsellman will be available out of the bullpen and could be used as a long man which, in addition to carrying 13 pitchers, could help decrease the...
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According to assistant GM John Ricco, the decision whether or not to put shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera on the disabled list will come tomorrow. Cabrera injured his thumb last week diving for a ground ball. While reports had circulated that he had a torn ligament in his thumb, according to Marc Carig of Newsday it is actually a joint problem. The Mets have made clear that if Cabrera is placed on the...
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