Noah Syndergaard didn’t allow a hit until the bottom of the fourth inning and likely would’ve gone farther into the game on Thursday afternoon if not for shaky defense behind him. The St. Louis Cardinals capitalized on the defensive miscues in the 4-3 win over the Mets in 13 innings. The right-hander had a shutout going until the seventh inning when Yoenis Cespedes had a ball go off...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway told reporters before Thursday’s game that they aren’t thinking about skipping Steven Matz next turn through with the off day. Callaway also mentioned that he and pitching coach Dave Eiland sat down with Matz Thursday morning to chat after he lasted only 3.1 innings on Wednesday night in the Mets 9-1 loss. Matz allowed seven runs (three earned) on five...
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Despite not pitching in high leverage situations right-hander Paul Sewald had played an important role in the 2018 New York Mets bullpen and a big reason for that has been his dominance of left-handed hitters. Lefties crushed Sewald in his first big league experience last year hitting .290/.385/.441 off him in 111 plate appearances. Sewald’s main weapon to get right-handers out was and...
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The New York Mets announced Saturday afternoon that they’ve optioned right-handed pitcher Gerson Bautista to Double-A Binghamton and recalled right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt from Triple-A Las Vegas. Bautista, 22, was called up recently because the Mets need a fresh arm and he allowed two runs over 2.1 innings in his first two major league appearances. The hard thrower is still raw and...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced before the game on Firday that Jason Vargas will make his rehab start on Monday for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. The veteran lefty struck out 12 in six hitless innings in an intrasquad extended spring training game on Tuesday. He threw 82 pitches in the outing. Vargas broke the hamate bone in his non-throwing hand during Spring Training after being...
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