New York Mets left-hander Jerry Blevins came into Wednesday night’s game in the seventh inning with the go-ahead run at first base the dangerous Anthony Rizzo at the plate (already two homers in the series). Blevins struck out the dangerous Rizzo to end the inning. Blevins would then come back out to the pitch the eighth inning as well striking out two in the scoreless frame. He is tied...
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Curtis Granderson came up in the bottom of the eighth inning of a tie game and hit the game-winning blast for the 300th home run of his career. The homer gave the New York Mets a 5-4 lead in an eventual 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Granderson becomes one of nine active players that have 300 or more home runs. He is two stolen bases away from 150 in his career and the only...
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The New York Mets announced before their game on Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Rafael Montero from Triple-A Las Vegas. Montero, 26, has had a rough go of things in the time he’s spent in the majors in 2017. The righty has gone 0-4 with a 8.24 ERA in 13 games so far this season including two starts. With Josh Smoker having to throw 81...
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New York Mets starter Zack Wheeler came into Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a 2.41 ERA over his last seven starts, but that success came to a screeching halt early on in the game. Wheeler allowed a monstrous 462 foot home run to new leadoff batter Anthony Rizzo in the first inning on the second pitch of the game. He would strike out three in the first inning as he...
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Before Saturday’s doubleheader Yoenis Cespedes told reporters that he can’t yet run at 100 percent. He also said that he will be the one making the calls on whether he plays or not because he knows his body best. Cespedes said he has a new hour-long pregame routine for his legs, back & hips to improve flexibility. He said he had not done those before. Previous Update –...
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