Update – August 6 According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets won’t know for a couple of days whether Steven Matz will return for his next start or if Corey Oswalt will remain in his spot in the rotation. Oswalt threw well yesterday, aside from one bad inning when he allowed a game-tying two run home run. On the day, Oswalt completed six innings while allowing three...
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Plus stuff has never been an issue for the hard-throwing Bobby Wahl and it wasn’t on Thursday night when he made his New York Mets debut. The right-handed reliever picked up in the trade from the Oakland Athletics for Jeurys Familia retired both batters he faced including a strikeout of Johan Camargo on a nasty breaking ball. Wahl popped 98 mph on the first two pitches he threw with the...
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Las Vegas (53-57) 6, Omaha (50-59) 3 Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 1-4, 2B, 3 K, .221/.326/.463 Dominic Smith LF: 0-4, 3 K, .251/.331/.375 Bryce Brentz DH: 2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, K, .272/.339/.561 Patrick Kivlehan 3B: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, .295/.343/.471 Alonso continues to slowly but surely hit better, batting .286 over his last ten games. Strikeouts continue to be a bit of a problem for him though....
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The New York Mets announced a flurry of personnel moves on Thursday afternoon with infielder Phillip Evans being placed on the 10-day disabled list, right-hander Jacob Rhame being optioned to Triple-A, third baseman Todd Frazier activated off the DL and the contract of righty Bobby Wahl getting purchased from the Las Vegas 51s. Evans left the game on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals...
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One of the key talking points for assistant GM John Ricco since taking over the weekly news conferences has been the New York Mets need to get more athletic and better on defense. On Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, the Mets made two errors (one by Jose Reyes, one by Wilmer Flores) in their 5-3 loss. The Nationals ended up scoring two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning...
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