The New York Mets clashed with the New York Yankees for the final Subway Series matchup of the regular season on Tuesday evening. Taijuan Walker was set to make his return to the mound after leaving a game early in Atlanta with back spasms last week. Frankie Montas made his fourth start with the Yankees since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Oakland A’s. Although not perfect,...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 • 7:05 P.M. Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY RHP Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.36) vs. Frankie Montas (4-10, 3.87) SNY • WCBS 880 AM The Mets look to avoid the two-game series sweep tonight. Last night the Yankees got strong starting pitching and were able to hit Scherzer hard, ultimately beating the Mets 4-2. In general the Mets just looked slightly off, slightly tired last night....
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It has been quite the year for some of the most highly-regarded position players in the New York Mets farm system, and Mark Vientos continues to be an exciting talent that seems destined for the big leagues at some point in the not-too-distant future. If his red hot August is anything to go by, then that call-up should come sooner rather than later. For as good as the Mets have been in their...
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Pete Alonso already has the Mets’ single-season home run record. Now he’s after the RBI mark. Following play on Monday, even with recent struggles, his current pace has him within sight of the 124 set by Mike Piazza and David Wright. And with under six weeks left in the regular season, his other number put him in the discussion for the greatest individual hitting seasons by a Met. In...
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Max Scherzer gave the Mets everything he could on Monday evening in the Bronx, but it was not enough to keep him from being credited with his 100th career loss on a night the Mets’ bats were stymied by Yankees right-hander Domingo German. Scherzer’s night got off to a rough start when he plunked Yankees outfielder Andrew Benintendi with a 90 mph cutter to lead off the bottom of the...
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The Mets began last week in a rut, dropping three of four to the Braves and looking lifeless in the first two contests. But with a dramatic victory on Wednesday, in which Brett Baty blasted his first career home run, the Mets salvaged what could have been an otherwise disastrous series. Over the weekend, the Mets picked up three wins in a four-game set in Philly, with their 10-9 win on Sunday...
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