Jeurys Familia earned his 35th save of the season in yesterday’s 5-4 win over the Red Sox. Despite allowing the first two runners to reach base, Familia looked extremely impressive as he escaped the jam in dominant fashion. He overpowered Alejandro De Aza and Travis Shaw for the first two outs of the inning, and he then struck out Mookie Betts with a 100 MPH fastball to end the game....
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Michael Conforto came through again for the Mets during last night’s sweep of the Phillies. He contributed with a RBI single in the 13th inning, and he finished the day going 2-for-7 with a double. Conforto now has a .273 average on the season to go along with 13 RBI and a .853 OPS in 77-at bats. It’s really been a remarkable year for the Mets’ rookie, who started the year at...
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When asked about negotiating a new contract with Yoenis Cespedes, Sandy Alderson told Mike Puma of the NY Post that he’s living in the moment and hasn’t thought about it. Signing Cespedes before the season is over will be crucial.The Mets are prohibited from signing him once he hits free agency after this season due to a clause in his contract. The trade that brought Cespedes to...
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Do the Mets have one of the most dangerous lineups in the league against left-handed pitching? It certainly looks that way with the way they are hitting lately. New York recently crushed Phillies’ lefty Adam Morgan during Tuesday’s 16 run explosion at Citizens Bank Park, and they also scored 11 runs against Rockies left-hander Chris Rusin over the weekend. While the Mets’...
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The Mets have waited since April to get David Wright back in the lineup, but he quickly made his presence felt last night during his first at-bat. The Mets captain crushed a mammoth home run against Phillies’ starter Adam Morgan, and he finished the day going 2-for-5 with a walk and three runs scored. The home run was a towering shot that landed in the upper deck of Citizens Bank Park and...
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