The Mets (28-32) lost to the Cubs (23-34) by a score of 7-4 on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Jacob deGrom got the start for the Mets and figured that, with the run support he had gotten (or lack thereof) in his first few starts, he shouldn’t even bother trying. deGrom had his worst outing to date, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in just 5 innings. The Mets had a chance to take an...
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At least it only took 9 innings… The Mets (28-30) fell to the Cubs (21-34) by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday night in Chicago. Zack Wheeler got the start for the Mets and was fantastic, striking out 7 in 6.2 scoreless innings and allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks. Wheeler threw 107 pitchers before making his departure. The Mets scored in the top of the first after Matt den Dekker (who saw Jacob...
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The Mets (27-29) played one of their shorter games in recent memory, beating the Phillies (24-30) by a score of 4-3 in a measly 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Jon Niese got the start for New York and was a Man Amongst Mets, striking out 6 in 8 innings of work, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits and a walk. Niese took just 91 pitches to get the job done. While Niese cruised through...
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The Mets (26-29) beat the Phillies (24-29) by a score of 5-4 in 14 innings at Citizens Bank Park. Jacob deGrom took the ball for New York and was once again solid, striking out 11 in 6.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks (with all of the damage coming on a 3-run homer by Ryan Howard). deGrom, however, failed to pick up his first Major League win. According to historical sources,...
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The Mets (21-27) fell to the Diamondbacks (20-31) by a score of 2-1 in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader at Citi Field. Rafael Montero got the start for the Mets and was solid, giving up 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings, striking out 10. The Diamondbacks got to Montero early in the game, when Chris Owings hit one over the left field wall to give Arizona a 1-0 lead in the top...
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