Zack Wheeler turned in seven innings and fanned seven batters on Friday night for the Mets. However, the glaring blemish lied in the runs column. Engaged in a pitcher’s duel through the first five innings, Wheeler and Dodgers’ starter Alex Wood matched each other pitch for pitch until Cody Bellinger socked a no-doubt grand slam into the Coca Cola Corner which would prove to be the...
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According to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Mets are calling up reliever Tim Peterson. Mike Puma of the New York Post adds that outfielder Jay Bruce is being placed on the disabled list in a corresponding move. Peterson, 27, was sent down to the minors on June 14 when New York claimed right-hander Chris Beck off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. In three games (4.1 IP) with...
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The Mets rotation has again become a strength. Coming into Monday’s 12-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York’s starters had accumulated a 2.86 ERA in their previous 154.1 innings. Jacob deGrom kept the ball rolling by allowing just one earned run over eight innings last night, so if the Mets can keep this up from a rotation standpoint, they’ll be in good shape. However,...
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What can’t Brandon Nimmo do? With two outs in the ninth inning in Sunday’s finale with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the outfielder launched a two-run homer to give the Mets the lead and ultimately a win. On Monday in Colorado, about 90 minutes from where he went to high school in Wyoming, Nimmo put on a show for his friends and family who were in attendance to see the Mets budding star....
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The last time Jacob deGrom won a game prior to Monday night? You’d have to go back one calendar month to May 18 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In that game, he fanned 13 batters and yielded just one run over seven frames. Realistically, deGrom could have won every game he’s started this year, but he’s had no margin for error. In fact, since April 27, the right-hander has...
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