A quiet night from the Mets’ (77-72) bats wasted a quality start from Zack Wheeler, as they lost 3-2 to drop their three game series with the Dodgers (97-54) at Citi Field. They now sit five games above .500, and have fallen to four games back of a Wild Card berth with 13 games left to play. (Box Score) Offense The Mets struck first in the bottom of the second. With one out, Robinson Cano was...
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Sunday, September 15, 2019 • 7:05 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Walker Buehler (13-3, 3.14) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (11-7, 4.21) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets have the Sunday night game again, this time as they try to take the series from the Dodgers. Yesterday played out exactly as advertised as Ryu and deGrom had a classic pitcher’s duel. The game was scoreless in the 8th inning...
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The best position player in the Major Leagues, Mike Trout, is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery this week. The surgery is to address Morton’s Neuroma, a painful condition in the foot that makes it feel as if you are always stepping on a small marble. Trout, 28, was making a strong push for the AL MVP, an award he’s won twice and been the runner-up four times. While he still...
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A gutsy 3-0 win over the Dodgers on Saturday evening keeps the Mets in playoff territory – just three games outside of a Wild Card berth. DeGrom took the mound for New York and the superstar took care of business as usual, tossing seven shutout innings. He didn’t get the decision, but allowed just three hits and struck out eight. “Those are good hitters over there. They battle...
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The 2019 season has a whirlwind for left-handed reliever Justin Wilson after signing a two-year deal in the offseason to bolster the Mets bullpen. Wilson, 32, had a 4.82 ERA through his first 10 appearances with the Mets and also had an issue with his elbow that landed him on the injured list multiple times. He finally came off the IL on July 2 for good, and he’s been one of the better...
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New York Mets right-hander, Seth Lugo, has never shied away from making his wishes to become a major-league starter again well known. After being shifted into the Mets’ bullpen full-time before the 2018 season, the 29-year-old Louisiana product was thrust back into the rotation out of necessity (Noah Syndergaard, strained right index finger) in early June of that year. Once Syndergaard...
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