The 2019 season has a whirlwind for left-handed reliever Justin Wilson after signing a two-year deal in the offseason to bolster the Mets bullpen. Wilson, 32, had a 4.82 ERA through his first 10 appearances with the Mets and also had an issue with his elbow that landed him on the injured list multiple times. He finally came off the IL on July 2 for good, and he’s been one of the better...
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Zack Wheeler and Todd Frazier played big roles in the Mets’ 3-2 over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Flushing. The win moves the Mets to 74-70 on the season and 34-20 in the second half. Pitching Wheeler allowed a run in the first inning on an RBI single to Eduardo Escobar, but after that he was in control of the Arizona lineup. The right-hander allowed only the one run over seven...
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Jacob deGrom was in Cy Young form on Monday night when he struck out 11 Diamondbacks’ hitters in seven innings of one-run ball. His only blemish on the night was giving up a solo homer to former Met Wilmer Flores. DeGrom, making a late push to repeat as the NL’s best pitcher, allowed only three hits and a walk in his seven innings of work. The right-hander lowered his season ERA to...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones lost on Monday to the Lowell Spinners 3-1 at MCU Park to force a winner-take-all game on Tuesday night for the New York-Penn League Championship. All the scoring came in the second inning when the Spinners put three on the board against Cyclones starter Frank Valentino. The Cyclones answered back with one run thanks to a Ranfy Adon RBI single. First baseman Joe Genord led...
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Right-hander Garrison Bryant was arguably the best pitcher in the New York-Penn League during the regular season and he continued that trend on Sunday night when he threw six scoreless innings in game one of the NYPL finals. The Cyclones took game one from the Lowell Spinners 2-1 in Massachusetts behind a pitching staff that allowed only two hits. Bryant, Mets’ 2016 36th rounder, allowed...
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