The Mets (21-25) beat the Dodgers (25-23) by a score of 5-3 on Thursday night at Citi Field, salvaging the final game of their 3-game set with Los Angeles. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and pitched well, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings, while striking out 5. The Dodgers got out to an early lead, scoring in the top of the 1st on a sacrifice fly by Adrian Gonzalez. This...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Tough loss last night. But even though we came up short, there were a few bright spots. One of those bright spots was Wilmer Flores, who got the start at shortstop and had 3 hits. Flores was called up a couple weeks ago, but due to sickness and Terry Collins, had mostly ridden the bench in Flushing. However, Wilmer has now started each of the past 2 games. A few weeks...
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The Mets (20-25) lost again to the Dodgers (25-22) by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Jacob deGrom got the start for the Mets and was pretty good, giving up four hits in 6.0 innings, but unfortunately, three of those hits left the ballpark. The three solo shots allowed by Jacob would ultimately be his undoing. The rookie also struck out four and walked three in his second career...
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Sighhhhh… The Mets (19-22) fell to the Nationals (22-19) by a score of 5-2 on Friday night in Washington. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and struggled, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks in just four innings pitched, while striking out two. The Nats jumped on Niese in the first inning. Denard Span led off with a single just past a diving Daniel Murphy, and...
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The Mets (18-19) beat the Yankees (19-18) by a score of 9-7 on Monday night at Yankee Stadium, giving them a 1-0 lead in the 2014 Subway Series. Bartolo Colon took the mound for the Mets tonight and struggled against his former team, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 11 hits in 5.2 innings. The Mets, as they often do, got off to a quick start in this one. Eric Young led off the ballgame with a...
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