Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost Friday night, 9-6. However, it was a hard fought game from the Mets, as they once trailed it 8-0. Liz Evangelou provided a further recap of the game. The Mets will play a doubleheader Saturday, with game one starting at 1:10 p.m. ET. The highlight of the day was broken by Chris McCosky of Detroit News reported that Miguel Cabrera told him directly that he...
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The Mets (67-39) and Braves (64-43) played game two of their five-game series Friday evening at Citi Field. Things started off badly for the Mets when starter Taijuan Walker was charged with eight runs in the first two innings. The team battled back in the fifth inning, cutting the Braves’ lead to 8-5. However, the Braves’ bullpen held the Mets to one run through the final four innings,...
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Friday, August 5, 2022 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Ian Anderson (9-6, 4.99) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (9-2, 2.79) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The only way for the Braves to retake first place in this series was to win all five games – and that’s now impossible! The Mets took the opener last night 6-4 thanks to muscle and Edwin Díaz. Pete Alonso and Vogelbach went back to back while...
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While many fans remember Turk Wendell as a relief pitcher with some amusing quirks and routines that he’d perform on and off the mound, he was also one of the more durable and reliable relievers for many seasons. Over a six-year stretch from 1996 through the 2001 season, Wendell appeared in 428 regular season games, which were the seventh-most appearances among relievers for an average of...
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The New York Mets began a five-game series against the Atlanta Braves which will define the rest of the season for both clubs. For the Mets, it’s a chance to end the NL East race here and now. Buck Showalter was sensing the moment in the first game of the series. With the Mets up two in the eighth, he went to Edwin Diaz to face the heart of the Braves order. Showalter has done that previously...
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While the Mets didn’t make the biggest of splashes before the trade deadline, it looks like the approach that they took may have been the right one on the offensive side of things. They created a strong platoon at the DH position, which was a huge weakness for the Mets leading up to the deadline. The first acquisition was Daniel Vogelbach who was acquired to be the Mets’ weapon against...
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