A true battle of aces ended in victory for the New York Mets (74-40), who edged out the Philadelphia Phillies (63-50) by a score of 1-0 on Saturday night. Jacob deGrom outdueled Aaron Nola in a game where both starters were brilliant, and the Mets have won 10 of their 14 games against the Phillies this season. All eyes were on deGrom after his impressive outing last Sunday against the Atlanta...
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Saturday, August 13, 2022 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Aaron Nola (8-8, 3.17) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (1-0, 2.53) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WEPN The opener of the series didn’t go the Mets way – despite an amazing out from Max Scherzer the Mets couldn’t get runs across the plate. The Mets had a frustrating loss last Friday too before they dominated for the rest of the weekend — let’s hope...
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Mets pitchers Tylor Megill and Drew Smith are scheduled to throw on Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reported Saturday. Megill (strained shoulder) is reportedly going to throw a 15-pitch bullpen session, his first since landing on the injured list for the second time this season. He last pitched for the Mets on June 16, which was just his second outing since returning from his previous IL stint...
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The Mets signed Travis Jankowski to a minor league deal once again, Andy Martino of SNY reported Saturday. Jankowski has made his way around this year, as the Mets signed him to a minor league deal back in March as well. He was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse but quickly received a call-up to the Mets on April 6. He fractured his left fourth metacarpal on May 27, which knocked him out for over a...
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While Edwin Diaz has rightfully stolen most of the headlines in the Mets’ bullpen this year, there’s one name that can’t be forgotten when discussing the team’s success. That name is Adam Ottavino. The right-hander followed up Max Scherzer’s strong outing Friday with a scoreless inning of his own while striking out a pair. That continued a trend of success for...
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All you can ask for from a starting pitcher is to give your team the best possible chance to win, and Max Scherzer certainly gave the New York Mets every opportunity to win at Citi Field on Friday night. It was a frustrating evening with the Phillies winning in extra innings and Eduardo Escobar and Jeff McNeil both leaving the game with injuries, but Scherzer certainly came as advertised once...
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