With Travis d’Arnaud nearing a return from the disabled list, Terry Collins says that sending down Kevin Plawecki will be a hard decision. Even though Plawecki is batting only .205 with two home runs and 10 RBI during 21 games, Collins is impressed with how he has played defensively and handled the pitching staff. (Kristie Ackert, NY Daily News) “He’s done great, he has played very well,”...
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After a breakout 2014 season where he hit 30 home runs, it wasn’t unrealistic to expect Lucas Duda to experience some regression. However, Duda is defying the odds again as he’s on pace for an even better season. With an incredible two home run performance yesterday, Duda is now batting .305 with 19 RBI and a .893 OPS. Both his average and OPS are currently higher than what he...
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Despite getting hit with a 97 MPH fastball by Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Gomez thankfully managed to avoid a serious injury. Syndergaard handled the situation professionally as he regained his composure to finish the inning. He also had an awesome exchange with Gomez after the game on Twitter. With Dillon Gee nearing a return to the MLB, Syndergaard understands that he needs to impress in order to...
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The Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers tonight by a score of 7-0 at Citi Field. It is the Mets 5th consecutive loss. Offense: It was a lifeless effort by the Mets lineup, which has been one of the worst in the league during the month of May They were completely shutdown by Kyle Lohse, who’s ERA stood at 7.03 entering the game. New York recorded only three hits and a walk all night. Daniel...
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In yesterday’s start against Cub’s lefty Travis Wood, Lucas Duda continued to thrive against southpaws. Duda hit a double and a single in three at-bats off of Wood, who’s held left handed batters to a .216 average during his career. Duda now has his slash line up to .410/.452/.615 with two home runs against lefties in 39-bats. However, Duda’s splits against right handed...
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