Saturday, September 7, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Drew Smyly (3-6, 6.65) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (7-12, 3.28) SNY • FS1 • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Friday night could have easily been the game that ended the Mets season. After going ahead 4-2 in the 8th inning, Diaz allowed a tying homer in the top of the ninth. He struck out the side but things looked bleak. Then the Mets...
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When New York Mets — funny, he’s still a utility man, isn’t he? — anyway, when Jeff McNeil came out of the game on August 13 at Atlanta with a left hamstring injury, many feared the worst for arguably one of the most important cogs in this late-season drive towards an unlikely postseason berth. The collective sigh of relief from anyone with a rooting interest in the...
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The New York Mets have announced that they have activated Jed Lowrie (left side injuries, right calf) from the 60-day IL and transferred Dominic Smith to the 60-day IL. The team has also recalled Drew Gagnon from Triple-A Syracuse. Lowrie, 35, is set to join the team for the first time ever, having not played in a game this season after signing a two-year, $20 million contract with the Mets in...
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MLB Network’s own Jon Heyman reports that Minnesota Twins pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended 60 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Protection policy. Though no specific performance-enhancing substance has been cited, the righty reportedly tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic often used to mask traces of performance-enhancers in test samples...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones accomplished something on Friday night that they hadn’t since 2010. For the first time in nine years, they found themselves heading to the New York Penn League Finals in thrilling fashion against the Hudson Valley Renegades (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays). After losing the first game of the series 5-4 and winning the second game with a combined one-hitter by a score...
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Edwin Diaz and his woes struck again on Friday night, allowing a two-run homer to J.T. Realmuto that tied the game for the Phillies at 4-4, despite the fact that Diaz was able to strike out three batters in the inning. Luckily for the Mets, they managed to get a walk-off walk from Pete Alonso to win the game 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning, which actually gave Diaz the win (just to show...
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