Sunday, August 8, 2021 • 1:05 P.M. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Taijuan Walker (7-6, 3.86) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (9-6, 2.57) SNY • TBS • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets try to avoid the sweep today in Philadelphia. On Friday, the Mets lost the division lead, and Saturday, the offense couldn’t get anything going until the ninth inning when they scored three runs but couldn’t...
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AAA: Syracuse Mets (29-52) 2, Rochester Red Wings (32-46) 1 BOX SCORE Travis Blankenhorn – 2B: 2-4, BB. .246/.391/.565 Wilfredo Tovar – SS: 2-5. .281/.372/.386 Patrick Mazeika – 1B: 1-5, RBI (26). .286/.364/.459 Mark Payton and Patrick Mazeika each drove in one of Syracuse’s two runs. In total, the Mets got eight hits, and half of them came from either Travis Blankenhorn or...
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Baseball has no template for the prototypical player, but Bartolo Colón stretched those boundaries. Defying age and space, he came to Queens with 16 seasons, seven teams and a Cy Young Award on his resume. His durability and capacity to adapt allowed him to prolong his career further than most major leaguers. And at Citizens Bank Park, in his first seasons with the Mets, he reached a feat few...
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Tylor Megill began Saturday’s game fresh off his first-career loss, thanks to Miami, looking to get back on track against another division opponent in Philadelphia. The 26-year-old retired the first nine Phillies who came to the plate, including strikeouts of Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto. (Those two ended 0-for-4 versus Megill.) It was the exact opposite of his last start versus the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Per Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, the New York Mets have signed right-handed pitcher Zack Godley to a minor league contract. Godley has allowed 32 earned runs in 32 innings since the beginning of 2020. He most recently was in the Cleveland organization but opted out of his contract. He also pitched 3.1 with Milwaukee this season. Now let’s get into the morning...
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The Mets loaded their lineup with right-handers on Sunday hoping to tack on early runs against converted Phillies starter Ranger Suarez. Instead, the Mets failed to score until the ninth and lost their third-straight game 5-3. Philadelphia now leads the NL East by 1.5 games and holds a seven-game win streak. The Mets have just two wins since the trade deadline. Their main deadline acquisition,...
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