3 UP Dominant Pitching The tone for the series was set when Edwin Diaz came into the eighth inning of the first game of this series. He recorded the first six-out save of his career leading to talk he merited not only Cy Young consideration but MVP consideration as well. It was the first of three saves for him in this series. David Peterson would pitch 5 1/3 scoreless. Max Scherzer struck out 11...
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In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between July 31 and August 6. Sunday, July 31, 2022 Mets vs. Marlins The Mets...
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It was “deGrom day” at Citi Field on Sunday as Jacob deGrom was back on the mound for his second start of the 2022 season since returning from the injured list last week and his first appearance on the mound at Citi Field in 396 days. Picking up right where he left off, deGrom struck out 12 over the course of 5 and 2/3 innings pitched. DeGrom was perfect through five innings on Sunday. No hits,...
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As reported by MMN’s own Michael Mayer, the New York Mets have promoted third base prospect Brett Baty and right-handed pitching prospect Jose Butto to Triple-A Syracuse. Baty and Butto were both ranked by MMN as top 10 prospects in the Mets farm system as the season began. Baty, 22, was the Mets first round pick (12th overall) in the 2019 draft. MLB Pipeline currently has Baty rated as...
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When I was asked to write a remembrance of Vin Scully, my mind wandered into different areas. He was a master storyteller, a maestro with the English language and a likeable man whose accomplishments went far past baseball, the sport he loved and covered for 67 years. So as a writer, I decided to take the simple approach and include them all. Afterall, what’s 850ish words dedicated to a...
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In the first inning of Binghamton’s Sunday afternoon game, Ronny Mauricio blasted his 21st home run of the season, a long three-run shot to center field. His 21 home runs are new a career high for Mauricio and rank fourth among all shortstops in the minor leagues. AAA: Syracuse Mets (47-58) 18, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-47) 2 Box Score Dominic Smith DH: 3-for-5, R, RBI, .274/.369/.425...
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