The Mets lost to the Diamondbacks 6-5 Tuesday night in a 10-inning affair, breaking the team’s five-game winning streak. The team was up 4-0 at one point, but a Pavin Smith three-run home run off Marcus Stroman and two-out single in the ninth by Josh Rojas off Edwin Diaz (his first run given up in a save situation this year) brought the game to extra innings. Once they reached extras,...
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The Mets vs. Braves matchup at Citi Field Friday night is postponed due to inclement weather, the team announced. They said the game would be made up at a later date. With the injuries the team has now, it might benefit the Mets to re-schedule the game in the last half of the season. Luis Rojas said Taijuan Walker, who was scheduled to come off the injured list and start today’s game, is...
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The Mets took three of four games from the Rockies this week–a necessity, even down as many guys as they are. This team needs to stack wins against bad teams t0 give itself a buffer should the course correct itself when they start playing good ones with a roster like the one they have right now. They accomplished that this week behind stellar pitching (once again) from Jacob deGrom, Marcus...
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In the latest setback for injured Mets, J.D. Davis still isn’t swinging a bat after feeling soreness in his injured left hand last weekend. Davis returned to New York on Tuesday for “treatment,” and though further evaluations didn’t reveal any new structural damage, the pain hasn’t fully subsided. He hopes to start swinging a bat again this weekend and is currently taking it “day-by-day.” The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom returned from the injured list Tuesday and threw five solid innings for the Mets in a 3-1 win over the Rockies. DeGrom didn’t get the win, as a Tomás Nido two-run homer in the sixth is what put them up for good, but he was his usual self over his five innings. He struck out nine, hit 101.3 with his fastball, and he only allowed one run over 63 pitches....
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