Game Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 1:10 PM — Potent Lineup!

Sunday, September 8, 2019 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Vince Velasquez (6-7, 4.80) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (10-7, 3.97) SNY  • TBS • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Luckily for the Mets yesterday, the Cubs and the Nationals lost so the Mets are still only four games out of the Wild Card. But the Diamondbacks, Brewers and (obviously) the Phillies all won. This makes today essentially a...

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Marcus Stroman Shelled In Mets’ Loss To Phils

Coming off his best start as a member of the New York Mets on September 1 versus Philadelphia (six innings, two earned runs), right-hander Marcus Stroman was surely looking to build off of that strong performance with the Mets’ season wrapping up quickly and their postseason hopes still faintly alive. The 28-year-old allowed a leadoff home run to Cesar Hernandez to start his night, and the...

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Mets’ Bats Go Silent, Defense Falters In Shutout Loss to Phillies

You can’t win if you can’t score. Apart from mid-season pickup Marcus Stroman tossing another disappointing outing where he surrendered five runs in four innings, the Mets went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position on Saturday night and collected only five hits in the process. New York was shut out for the ninth time this year (first time since July 20 at San Francisco). It marks...

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Former Mets’ Farmhand Anthony Kay Strikes Out Eight In MLB Debut

On a night where Mets’ pitcher Marcus Stroman surrendered five runs in four inning in Queens, the return the Blue Jays got from New York at the deadline for Stroman shined in his MLB debut. Anthony Kay, 24, and Simeon Woods Richardson, 18, were Toronto’s return prior to the trade deadline in exchange for Marcus Stroman. Woods Richardson has awhile to go before he tastes the majors,...

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Morning Briefing: Thor Looks to Propel Mets to Series Win

Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, the Mets lost to the Phillies by a score of 5-0. Marcus Stroman had another disappointing outing, lasting just four innings, giving up five runs on 10 hits. The offense could not solve Phillies starter Drew Smyly or their bullpen, with Pete Alonso being the only player to collect multiple hits. Today, the Mets face the Phillies in a critical rubber match for...

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Phillies Hit Marcus Stroman Hard in Mets’ 5-0 Loss

The New York Mets fell back into fourth place in the National League East as the Philadelphia Phillies (73-68) battered Mets starter Marcus Stroman for 10 hits and five runs and beat the Mets, 5-0, to even the three-game series at a game apiece. (box score) It was the eighth time the Mets (72-69) have been shutout this year and the first time since July 19 against the San Francisco Giants. The...

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