The New York Mets (63-81) were defeated by the Chicago Cubs (78-66) by a score of 8-3 Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Pitching: Robert Gsellman toed the rubber for the Mets in the loss and was ineffective over four innings, surrendering four runs on five hits, while walking five and striking out four. Each of the Mets relievers to follow Gsellman surrendered a run, including a relief appearance by...
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Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has come under fire from fans because of the poor pitching results this season, but he refuses to go out on a negative note. Warthen wants one more season to get New York’s pitching on the right track before he hangs up his cleats and Jacob deGrom has his back. “He has helped me a lot, he’s taught me different grips and approaches,” deGrom told the Daily...
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The Mets have won four straight games, but their dominance of the Reds runs even deeper. New York has served Cincinnati defeat in 18 of their last 20 meetings, and last night broke a club record of beating them in nine straight games at home. Rafael Montero got the ball for the Mets after having faced the Reds two starts ago, one-hitting them over eight innings. “It wasn’t too long ago they saw...
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AJ Ramos notched his seventh save for the Mets in as many tries on Friday night, as the righty seems to have settled into his role with a new team. The 30-year-old has allowed one run in his last 11 innings and is 27 of 29 in save chances this season between New York and Miami. Ramos is one of three relievers to post 25 or more saves in each of the last three years, with Kenley Jansen and Craig...
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Travis Taijeron hit 135 home runs across seven minor league seasons, but on Friday, he clubbed his first in a major league uniform. The 28-year-old rookie dug into the box to lead off the second for the Mets against Amir Garrett and promptly parked a longball over the left field fence. An all-or-nothing type hitter, Taijeron hasn’t had much success at the dish since debuting on Aug. 26,...
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