Another day, another loss for the Mets and their troubled bullpen. The Mets led Saturday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates going into the ninth inning, but suffered blows in the ninth and tenth innings to pave the way to the Bucs eventual win. “They’re baseball players. They’re human beings. They know times are tough,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “But that’s where you’ve got...
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New York Mets rehabbing starters Steven Matz and Seth Lugo will both continue on their road to the big leagues on Sunday. Matz will pitch for the Las Vegas 51s for the second straight night. He allowed five runs in four innings in his second overall rehab start on Tuesday for the 51s. Lugo will start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Sunday. It will be his third rehab appearance and first with...
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Another Rafael Montero outing, another night filled with abject frustration and disappointment. This may sound harsh, but there is no way around it: Montero is not a major league caliber pitcher. In a night where the Mets (for some reason) depended on Montero to secure the rubber game against the cellar dwelling San Diego Padres after choosing to push back Jacob deGrom’s start, the results...
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Prior to Thursday night’s contest against the San Diego Padres, the Mets activated infielder Asdrubal Cabrera from the disabled list and optioned catcher Kevin Plawecki to Triple-A Las Vegas. Cabrera, 31, appeared in a rehab game for Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday and went 2-for-5 at the dish. According to Chris Iseman of The Record on Twitter, Cabrera said his thumb feels good and that...
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With concerns over the inclement weather on Thursday night, the Mets have decided to push back Jacob deGrom’s scheduled start to Friday, manager Terry Collins said. In place of deGrom, Rafael Montero will get the nod for the rubber game against the San Diego Padres. Montero, 26, has pitched to a 0-3 record so far in 2017 over 16 games, while logging an alarming 8.10 ERA, 5.38 FIP, 15.1 H/9...
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