Earlier today, the Philadelphia Phillies designated outfielder Grady Sizemore for assignment in order to make room on the active roster for Cody Asche, who has spent the last several weeks at Triple-A transitioning from third base to outfield. Sizemore, 32, is only hitting .245/.288/.296 in 39 games for the Phillies this season, but can be valuable to a team as a fourth outfielder or a pinch...
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The Mets (27-21) completed the three game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies (19-30) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 7-0. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard had the best start of his young career, as he went 7.2 strong innings, striking out six and walking none. He allowed six hits, but kept the Phillies off the board. Thor is the first pitcher in Mets history to have 5+ strikeouts in each...
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The Mets have traded Kirk Nieuwenhuis to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in return for cash considerations, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York on Twitter. Nieuwenhuis, 27, hit at a .079/.125/.132 clip (3-for-38) this season for the Mets before being designated for assignment last week. After a nice campaign last year where Nieuwenhuis appeared in 61 games and hit .259/.346/.482, and a solid...
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The Mets (24-21) were swept out of Pittsburgh this afternoon by the Pirates (21-22) by a score of 9-1. In the series, the Mets were outscored by their opposition 21-4, and struck out 38 times in only 27 innings. It is also the first time since 1969 that three Pirates starters in a row have struck out 10 or more batters in a game. Jon Niese started the game for the Mets and pitched okay until the...
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The Mets (24-19) lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-22) by a score of 4-1 tonight at PNC Park. Noah Syndergaard got the start for the Mets and was the tough luck loser, as he pitched well despite allowing four runs, three earned over six innings. Realistically, it could have only been one earned run, as there were a couple plays throughout the game that could have been called errors if not for a...
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