The Mets were lucky to split a four-game series with the Phillies this weekend after the latest lackluster offensive performance. The pitching kept them close, as always, though, which allowed for timely hits and patient at-bats against the Phillies’ bullpen (“Hector Neris can blow a save with the best of them,” the wise Keith Hernandez once said) during two game-winning...
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Marcus Stroman’s grandmother passed away on Friday. He took the mound for the first time on Sunday since that happened in what we all figured would be a very emotional outing for him. The right-hander struggled, making it through just three innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, as he was never able to settle in and find a groove or his command. If we discount the rain delay debacle on April...
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AAA: Buffalo Bisons (27-19) 9, Syracuse Mets 7 (12-35) 7 Box Score Brandon Nimmo CF: 1-for-3, 2 BB, .227/.370/.273 Brandon Drury DH: 2-for-6, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .203/.264/.405 Wilfredo Tovar SS: 2-for-6, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, .194/.286/.276 The Mets’ offense scored seven runs, including one in each of the last four innings, on nine hits in Sunday’s 11-inning game. Nimmo made what is...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The team is back in action tonight against the Washington Nationals and Jerad Eickhoff will get the start for the Mets. Brandon Nimmo (detached ligament in left hand) is tentatively scheduled to rejoin the Mets on Tuesday in Atlanta. J.D. Davis (sprained left hand) will begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. The Mets should have their full Opening Day lineup back before...
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No late-inning magic for the Mets on Sunday. New York remained lethargic at the plate against Phillies starting pitching. The Mets totaled four hits off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler in seven innings, losing 4-2. Marcus Stroman, who was pulled after one inning with a hip injury his last start, pitched. It’s the fourth time Stroman faced the Phillies this season and his shortest outing yet....
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Mets manager Luis Rojas sat down to talk to the media prior to Sunday’s final game with the Phillies and gave an update on a host of topics. Rojas started off by revealing the tentative schedule for Jacob deGrom for the rest of the first half. He is slated to start Thursday in Atlanta against the Braves, July 6th in New York against the first place Milwaukee Brewers, and finally on July...
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