New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson has been very much hot and cold in his second season in the majors this year. In Wednesday night’s outing against the Atlanta Braves, Peterson was magnificent through the first four innings. The left-hander set down the first 10 hitters he faced, recording five strikeouts, before allowing a one out single to Freddie Freeman in the fourth....
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Another day, anoth-, well — you know the drill. On Wednesday afternoon, the Mets saw their injured list grow to 14 players. And this time, it was pitcher Taijuan Walker, who joined the IL club with left side tightness. Although Walker said this was something that had been nagging him in his last few starts, it got worse in Monday’s outing, forcing him out after just three innings of...
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– UPDATE – Well Mets fans, we finally have some good news on the injury-front! Following Tuesday night’s series opening win over the Braves, Taijuan Walker went for an MRI on his left side. Pregame Tuesday evening, Luis Rojas announced that the MRI came back clean and Walker was feeling great today. However, Rojas said right now it is too soon to commit to Walker making his...
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What year is it again? According to Jacob Resnick of SNY, the New York Mets have called up utility man Wilfredo Tovar from Triple-A Syracuse to replace outfielder Kevin Pillar, who landed on the injured list after getting hit in the face with a pitch on Monday night. The team also designated catcher Deivy Grullón for assignment to make room on the 40-Man roster for Tovar. The Mets’ I.L....
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Despite losing two more key players on Monday night in starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (left side tightness) and center fielder Kevin Pillar (hit by pitch), the Mets did just enough to steal a 3-1 road victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Amazins’ limped into this three-game series after getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays. And prior to the game, the team placed Jeff McNeil and Michael...
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