The Mets acquired Yoenis Céspedes at the trade deadline with the hopes he could spark an offense that far too often was barely flickering. Despite his new team moving into first place shortly after his arrival, and building 3.5-game advantage in the NL East, the former Detroit Tiger struggled to get going three weeks in. His .274 average with two homers and eight RBIs in seventy-three at-bats...
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Carlos Carrasco’s Mets career hasn’t gotten off to the start many were expecting when the Mets acquired him from Cleveland in January. After pitching four strong innings in each of his first two starts, allowed four runs in just one inning against the Nationals before allowing six runs in just two innings against the Dodgers. The Mets turned to the right-hander on Friday night...
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AAA: Buffalo Bisons (55-35) 3, Syracuse Mets (36-55) 1 Box Score Wilfredo Tovar, 2B: 2-for-4, RBI, SO, .281/.376/.393 Cody Bohanek, SS: 1-for-3, R, .181/.329/.310 Besides an RBI single from Wilfredo Tovar in the fifth, there wasn’t much going for the Syracuse offense in a 3-1 loss to Buffalo on Friday night. Tovar accounted for two of Syracuse’s five hits with his first hit coming in...
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Hey there, Mets fans! It’s another tough day to be a fan of the orange and blue. On Friday, the Mets officially transferred ace pitcher Jacob deGrom to the 60-Day IL. Although there is no change to his timeline, he now will not be eligible to come off the list until September 13. The move corresponded to the Mets claiming of right-hander Heath Hembree off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds,...
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Frustration continues to mount and build and implode on top of itself for the New York Mets. They lost to the Dodgers again on Friday, this time by a score of 3-2 at Dodger Stadium. They were in in the game, and Carlos Carrasco turned in a decent outing, but they ultimately couldn’t do enough against Dodgers ace Walker Buehler. They nearly staged a comeback in the eighth, but they lost...
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After appearing in four innings for the Mets, and pitching to a 0.00 ERA, right hander Jake Reed has been placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 19. Reed is experiencing right forearm inflammation. Reed had been looking sharp since joining the Mets; in two games he had only given up two hits, zero walks, with a total of five strikeouts with a 0.50 WHIP. The Mets have recalled...
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