New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso launched his 25th home run of his impressive rookie season on Thursday night against the Cubs. The only other National League rookie to hit 25 homers before the All-Star break was Cody Bellinger in 2017. The 25 home runs before the All-Star break by a rookie are also tied for fourth most in Major League history. Jose Abreu hit 29 in 2014, Aaron Judge hit 30 in...
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An awful season just continues to get worse for Jeurys Familia. Just when you think his terrible on-field performance would be enough (7.81 ERA and -0.5 fWAR in 27.2 innings), he’s now on the Injured List once again. This time, it’s because of a Bennett lesion in his shoulder, which doesn’t sound fun. While Familia has been struggling mightily for most of the season, it’s...
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Charlotte (38-33) 6, Syracuse (35-37) 1 Box Score 2B Luis Guillorme: 1-for-3, RBI(17), K | .311/.418/.411 RF Arismendy Alcantara: 1-for-3, R, 2B, K | .351/.448/.541 The Syracuse offense was held to only four hits on the night of which Alcantara’s double was the only extra base hit. LHP Anthony Kay: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 K, 1 BB, Loss | 0-2, 16.20 ERA, 2.40 WHIP LHP Ryan O’Rourke:...
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The 11-game road trip the Mets are currently embarked on pulled into Chicago for four games beginning on Thursday. The Windy City’s National League inhabitants, the Cubs, have given the Mets fits recently beating New York in 10 of their last 11 encounters. But it wasn’t the varying winds at Wrigley Field that greeted the Mets, it was the winds of change, as before the first pitch was...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (35-40) dropped their series opener against the Chicago Cubs (41-33) by a score of 7-4 on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. They will continue their four-game series with the Cubs with an afternoon game in the Windy City. Latest Mets News Jason Vargas (3-3, 3.74 ERA) is set to start against the Cubs after cramping up in his last start against the St....
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Just hours after the sudden firings of Dave Eiland and Chuck Hernandez, the Mets began their four-game series at Wrigley Field by losing to the Cubs by a score of 7-4. The Mets took an early 3-0 lead against Tyler Chatwood and his control issues, but he settled down and the Cubs’ bullpen shut the Mets down for the rest of the game. Spot starter Walker Lockett started off strong with two...
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