Terry Collins made a gutsy call to the bullpen after his shaky closer Jeurys Familia had all the wrong stuff. The Mets came to DC lugging a six-game losing streak in desperate need of a win against a Washington Nationals team boasting the best record in baseball. Travis d’Arnaud got the party started crushing a two run shot in the second, followed by a three run blast in the 4th for his first...
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The New York Mets continued their Spring of Discontent with an ugly 8-2 beating by the Atlanta Braves. Rookie Robert Gsellman, seeking his first win of the season, surrendered five runs in the first inning – given the hook in the fifth after hurling 100 pitches. The Braves jumped all over Gsellman’s sinker that rarely saw the light of day above 89 mph. After his clutch performance during last...
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With many potent pieces missing from their offensive puzzle, the Mets fall to the Washington Nationals 6-3, who completed a three game sweep over their favorite foes. Daniel Murphy continued to torment his former teammates with a grand slam in the top of the first, the only unfortunate inning for Mets starter Zack Wheeler, who settled down too late. Wheeler hit the first batter he faced, then...
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Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park it was a tale of two New York teammates as the Mets held on to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies in a precarious 5-4 win. Zack Wheeler recovered from a forgetful return to the mound in his second start with five innings of shutout ball before a rough sixth inning, picking up his first win since 2014 after Hansel Robles almost threw it all away. Wheeler was...
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The New York Mets avoided a sweep at Citi Field with a solid pitching performance by Noah Syndergaard who was dominate in their 5-2 defeat against the Miami Marlins. Syndergaard had every pitch in his arsenal on display, punching out nine, walking none, allowing only one earned run in seven innings, the second, a result of a Yoenis Cespedes misplay of a fly ball to center. Mew York got the...
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