In his first start for his new club, 27-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez contributed six sparkling innings to the 12th no-hitter in Houston Astros franchise history, a 9-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston. After coming to Houston from Toronto via trade on Wednesday — a bit overshadowed by the Astros’ acquisition of Zack Greinke —...
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The talk of the Steel City was the New York Mets’ debut of pitcher Marcus Stroman. After six years in the American League, the Mets acquired Stroman just a day before the trading deadline. He was all smiles during the pre-game saying “I’m in a great place” and very excited to be a New York Met. He may have been a little too amped up for his first start. Stroman, who...
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Saturday, August 3, 2019 • 7:05 p.m. ET PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Marcus Stroman (6-11, 2.96 with TOR) vs. RHP Chris Archer (3-8, 5.58) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets winning streak finally came to an end on Friday, but on Saturday night they’ll try to start a new one with Marcus Stroman‘s first start with the team. Last Sunday, we got the bizarre news after the Mets beat the...
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The New York Mets have announced that they have recalled Jacob Rhame and optioned Tyler Bashlor to Triple-A Syracuse. They also announced that they have claimed reliever Donnie Hart from the Milwaukee Brewers and optioned him to Triple-A. Rhame, 26, has appeared in four games (five innings) for the Mets this season in which he has allowed four runs (three earned). He hasn’t faired much...
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J.D. Davis has been hitting all season in a part-time role for the Mets, similar to the one Wilmer Flores had been serving in for the team from 2015-2018. With Dominic Smith going on the 10-day IL (stress reaction in his left foot) on July 27, playing time has opened up for Davis in left field. Since then, Davis is 7-for-18 (.388 average) with one home run, two doubles, and four RBI. Over his...
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Mickey Callaway spoke before Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and said that the Mets are likely not going to test out the Amed Rosario in center field experiment this season. “The one thing we did focus on — and knew we were going to focus on before we did anything with [Rosario] — was to continue to try and help him develop at short,” Callaway said, “and it...
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