Good morning, Mets fans! After yet another loss on Monday night, the Mets will look to get out of their funk on Tuesday for another late-night bout with the Giants at Oracle Park. They’ve dropped four straight and find themselves 3.5 games out of first place with a .500 record for the first time since May 6. New York will send righty Marcus Stroman (8-11, 2.79 ERA) while right-hander Logan...
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The Mets may not be buried yet, but if the Dodgers broke ground on their gravesite over the weekend, the Giants – shovels in hand – are about knee deep in the proverbial hole. The Giants flexed the muscles that have made them the best team in the league to this point, defeating the Mets 7-5 Monday night in the Bay. It was the Mets’ fourth straight loss, dropping them 3.5 games out of first...
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Ahead of their series opening game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday evening, the Mets made multiple roster moves, according to Tim Britton of The Athletic. The Mets recalled two players who’ve already played for the team this season, placed another on the IL, and optioned a pitcher to Triple-AAA. Tomas Nido, the Mets backup catcher who has a .618 OPS in 51 games this season, is...
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Monday, August 16, 2021 • 9:45 P.M. Oracle Park • San Francisco, CA LHP Rich Hill (6-4, 4.05) vs. Kevin Gausman (11-5, 2.29) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM It was not a great weekend for the New York Mets. Between Wednesday and Thursday last week, the Mets won three games. Between Friday and Sunday, they lost three games. On Friday night, New York made a strong comeback effort that fell short...
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Kevin Gausman is one of baseball’s best pitchers this season. With an 11-5 record and a 2.29 ERA in 137.1 innings, Gausman has made a real case to be the National League Cy Young. While he mostly dominated in 2021, he has had a few rough outings. Perhaps his worst start of the season occurred less than a month ago against the Pirates. On July 24 at Oracle Park, Gausman lasted just 4.1...
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The New York Mets (59-58, third place in the National League’s eastern division) begin a seven-game California road trip with three in San Francisco against manager Gabe Kapler’s Giants (76-42, first place in the National League’s western division). After this series, the Mets will venture south in the Golden State to take on the Dodgers for four games in Los Angeles. The Mets...
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