Talk about gutting it out. New York Mets starter Steven Matz matched a career high by throwing 120 pitches through six innings leading the Mets to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. (box score) He also struck out 10 for the second time in his career. He mixed his pitches beautifully all night, yet his out pitch was his curve as eight of his ten punch outs were courtesy of the curveball. In his...
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In one clubhouse at Citi Field on Tuesday night the beer and bourbon flowed freely. And in the other, a manager was apologizing to his team over a puzzling decision. I will let you guess which of the two was the Mets clubhouse. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets 9-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday. The game was like a microcosm of large parts of the Mets season rolled up neatly into a...
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The New York Mets (28-31) begin a near two-week stay in the confines of the five boroughs as they start a three-game set with the San Francisco Giants (24-34) on Tuesday. The Mets will not leave the New York area until June 17 when the play the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. The Mets do play two games at Yankee Stadium on June 10th and 11th, but other than that brief excursion to the Bronx,...
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New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, the 2018 NL Cy Young award winner, was facing his third straight Cy Young winning opponent Saturday at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. First, it was Max Scherzer, then it was Clayton Kershaw and then it was Saturday’s opponent Zack Greinke who won the award in 2009 as a member of the Kansas City Royals. It was the first time in MLB history...
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According to several sources, New York Mets reliever Seth Lugo threw a bullpen session on Wednesday. This, after throwing on flat ground on Monday. The pitcher could potentially return as soon as Friday. Lugo, probably the Mets’ most dependable set-up pitcher, remarked after the session, “the way it feels and the way it’s coming out, I feel ready to go.” Most certainly...
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