As with any prolonged hot streak, a lot of things have gone right for the New York Mets in the second half, which has forced themselves back into playoff contention. One of the handful of turnarounds manager Mickey Callaway has watched is a complete 180 with regard to the performance of his bullpen. With Edwin Diaz leading the way, projection systems were anticipating the Mets on having one of...
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Ask any Mets fan who tossed the only no-hitter in franchise history, and almost to a person they’ll tell you it was Johan Santana. And even though only 27,069 fans were in attendance during that incredible and magical summer night, almost all of them will also tell you they were there! The Mets have had their share of near misses before and after, and in fact 19 different pitchers have...
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Without “Sugar” coating it, Edwin Diaz’s first season with the New York Mets has been a complete and utter disaster. The right-hander has accumulated a -0.2 bWAR, 5.21 ERA, 4.33 FIP, and 1.428 WHIP in 2019. He has 25 saves through 53 appearances, but that also comes with five blown saves and six losses. The strange thing, though, is that his strikeout rate has actually been...
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Syracuse (68-61) 5, Rochester (65-65) 1 Box Score CF Brandon Nimmo: 0-for-4, R | .125/.333/.125 RF Travis Taijeron: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI(69), 2 K | .236/.363/.520 C Ali Sanchez: 3-for-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI(2), BB | .273/.368/.394 Back to back doubles by Taijeron and Sanchez in the bottom of the eighth inning resulted in three runs scoring and put the game out of reach. After a day off on Thursday, Nimmo...
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Jeff McNeil played in the first game of a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Friday going 1-for-4 with a single in his first at-bat. He later reached on an error in the third inning, where he would come around to score thanks to a wild pitch. McNeil, 27, started the game in right field, but shifted to third base in the fifth inning. That means he played four innings in right field and...
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Jacob deGrom is at it again. In the New York Mets’ 14-inning, 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on Friday night, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner went above and beyond in his attempt to keep the Mets’ five-game winning streak alive. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be, but deGrom’s performance was certainly something to behold. As we all know, you...
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