While Jay Bruce helped Cleveland secure a spot in the history books at home, his former team was mired in more misery on the road, as the Cubs clobbered the Mets 17-5 at Wrigley Field. In his third start back from a right shoulder injury, Matt Harvey threw 86 pitches in 3.1 innings, walking four, surrendering five runs on seven hits. Like a real estate agent in a serious rut, he struggled with...
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The New York Mets took the rubber match 6-3 in a meaningless game against Philadelphia and from now until early October, winning is all about morale. An act of God secured a six-inning complete game victory for Mets starter Robert Gsellman who was summoned from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to his fortuitous outing. Wednesday night on a rain soaked Citi Field, the young right-hander who has shown...
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Life on the mound can be a maddening way to make a buck in light of the millions that land in your bank account. A day after Rafael Montero reaped the best outing of his major league career, the ace of the Mets maligned starting rotation, Jacob deGrom, got stung by the National League Central cellar dwelling Cincinnati Reds. Just when it seemed like the long-haired hurler had found his former...
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This week the Mets were dealt a devastating blow, which has put a major crimp in their rebuilding style. All Star outfielder Michael Conforto suffered a season-ending shoulder injury, followed by the loss of Yoenis Cespedes to a persistent hamstring issue that has compromised the controversial Cuban’s ability to remain healthy. On Saturday, after the news that Steven Matz will take a seat for...
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As the dismantling of the New York Mets continued over the weekend, two additional former players found themselves smiling all the way to the playoff-bound bank. Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera were sent packing to the NL West and NL Central-leading teams leaving behind a ball club in the midst of a massive rebuild. After starting pitcher Chris Flexen failed on Friday, an unlikely hero emerged...
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